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Arcturus Therapeutics Announces Leadership Appointments
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (the “Company”, “Arcturus”, Nasdaq: ARCT), a leading clinical-stage messenger RNA medicines
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[{"type":"text","content":" SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nArcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (the “Company”, “Arcturus”, Nasdaq: ARCT), a leading clinical-stage messenger RNA medicines company focused on the development of infectious disease vaccines and significant opportunities within liver and respiratory rare diseases, announced the appointments of Dr. Nirdosh Jagota as the Chief Regulatory Officer and Dr. Dushyant B. Varshney as the Chief Technology Officer.\n\n“We are very pleased to have Dr. Jagota and Dr. Varshney join our management team at Arcturus. Both bring extensive experience in prominent biopharma positions, and have played key leadership roles in the approvals of numerous significant vaccines and therapeutics. As leaders in their respective fields, Nirdosh and Dushyant add invaluable expertise and depth to our leadership team as we expand manufacturing platforms for our pipeline assets and engage with regulatory agencies across the world,” said Joseph Payne, President & CEO of Arcturus.\n\nDr. Jagota is responsible for regulatory affairs at Arcturus and joins the company with more than 30 years of experience in leading roles in drug development, quality, and regulatory sciences for vaccines, biologics and small molecules. Most recently, he was the Senior Vice President in Global Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Safety at Merck & Co., where he oversaw engagement and strategy with regulatory agencies across the world, including those in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Canada, Japan, and China. Previously, Dr. Jagota held the position of Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs at Genentech and Pfizer.\n\n“I am tremendously thrilled about my opportunity with Arcturus Therapeutics and am looking forward to helping strategically guide and advance our portfolio to ensure global access for our vaccines and medicines,” said Nirdosh Jagota Ph.D. Chief Regulatory Officer of Arcturus.\n\nDr. Jagota holds a Ph.D. in clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmaceutical sciences from University of Georgia, MS in biotechnology from University of Toledo, Ohio, and a BS/MS in pharmacy from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Varanasi. Dr. Jagota has served on several committees of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) including the Regulatory Sciences steering committee. He is also the past chair of Regulatory Science sect...