Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. Appoints Michelle Quinn Smith as Chief Human Resources Officer
September 14, 2020 at 04:30 pm EDT
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Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of Michelle Quinn Smith as Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Smith brings over 30 years of experience in human resources to Voyager, including leadership roles at Flagship Pioneering, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Genzyme, and Sanofi. Prior to joining Voyager, she was Senior Director of Human Resources at Flagship Pioneering and served as part of Flagship’s Human Resources Leadership team and advised portfolio companies. Prior to Flagship, she was Global Director of Human Resources-R&D for Takeda Pharmaceuticals, where she was responsible for the creation and execution of human resources strategy for therapeutic development in R&D. Prior to Takeda, she held positions of increasing responsibility in human resources for Genzyme (later Sanofi), leaving Sanofi as the Global Head of Human Resources for Development-R&D. She received a B.A. in History from Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Horse Hugs for Heroes, a therapeutic animal non-profit organization based in Maryland.
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on advancing neurogenetic medicines. The Companyâs pipeline includes programs for Alzheimerâs disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinsonâs disease, and multiple other diseases of the central nervous system. Many of its programs are derived from its TRACER AAV capsid discovery platform, which is used to generate novel capsids and identify associated receptors to potentially enable high brain penetration with genetic medicines following intravenous dosing. Its pipeline of programs, all of which are in preclinical development, include Anti-Tau Antibody (VY-TAU01), SOD1 Silencing Gene Therapy Program, Tau Silencing Gene Therapy Program, Vectorized Anti-Amyloid Antibody Early Research Program, Friedreichâs Ataxia Program: VY-FXN01, GBA1 Gene Replacement Program, HD Program, and others. VY-TAU01 is for the treatment of Alzheimerâs disease. SOD1 Silencing Gene Therapy Program is for the treatment of ALS.
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