What Happened?
New York, MA-based Synlogic Appointed Bharatt Chowrira as President
About the Company
Synlogic is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing medicines through its proprietary approach to synthetic biology. Synlogic`s pipeline includes its lead program in phenylketonuria (PKU), which has demonstrated proof of concept with plans to start a pivotal, Phase 3 study in the second half of 2022, and additional novel drug candidates designed to treat homocystinuria (HCU) and enteric hyperoxaluria. The rapid advancement of these potential biotherapeutics, called Synthetic Biotics, has been enabled by Synlogic`s proprietary, reproducible, target-specific drug design. Synlogic uses programmable, precision genetic engineering of well-characterized probiotics to exert localized activity for therapeutic benefit, with a focus on metabolic and immunologic diseases. Synlogic is also working with Roche in a research collaboration focused on the discovery of a novel Synthetic Biotic for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and with Ginkgo Bioworks to include additional undisclosed preclinical assets, combining Synlogic`s approach to Synthetic Biotics with Ginkgo`s Codebase and Foundry services.
About the Person
Bharatt Chowrira joined Synlogic as President in September 2015. Reporting to the CEO, Dr. Chowrira’s primary responsibilities include overseeing and managing corporate and business development, alliance management, financial and legal operations. Dr. Chowrira brings a strong track record in the biopharmaceutical industry with more than 20 years of experience, combining a unique blend of research, corporate development, operations, financing, legal and licensing expertise. Dr. Chowrira was most recently the chief operating officer of Auspex Pharmaceuticals which was acquired by Teva Pharmaceuticals in the spring of 2015. Previously, he was president and chief executive officer of Addex Therapeutics, a biotechnology company publicly-traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Prior to that, he held various leadership and management positions at Nektar Therapeutics, Merck & Co., Sirna Therapeutics, (acquired by Merck & Co.) and Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Chowrira received a J.D. from the University of Denver`s Sturm College of Law, a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, an M.S. in Molecular Biology from Illinois State University and a B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India.
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