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Biodesix Announces Appointment of Successful Innovator and Scientific Professional Jon Faiz Kayyem, PhD to Board of Directors
BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Biodesix, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSX), a leading data-driven diagnostic solutions company with a focus in lung disease, announced
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[{"type":"text","content":" BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nBiodesix, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSX), a leading data-driven diagnostic solutions company with a focus in lung disease, announced the appointment of Dr. Jon Faiz Kayyem to the company’s board of directors. Dr. Kayyem’s diverse career spans more than 20 years and includes experience in academia, lean startups, and Fortune 100 companies. He has served in various leadership positions throughout his career including numerous roles at GenMark Diagnostics, including Founder, CEO and President, Chief Scientific Officer, Senior Vice President of Research and Development. Prior to his work at GenMark Diagnostics, Dr. Kayyem served as Director and Founder of Calimmune and was Vice President of Life Sciences at Motorola. In October 2004, he co-founded the biotechnology fund management company, Efficacy Capital Limited, and served as a managing partner. Currently, Dr. Kayyem is on the Board of Directors of Inhibrx.\n\n“Dr. Kayyem brings exceptional clinical, commercial, financial and scientific expertise, which will be invaluable for Biodesix as we continue to bring new products on and grow our commercial platform,” said Scott Hutton, Biodesix CEO. “His experience as a leader, a founder, an entrepreneur and scientist will complement Biodesix’s existing capabilities across multiple areas in the company. We are excited to add his exceptional capabilities to our diverse board of directors.”\n\nDr. Kayyem founded Clinical Micro Sensors Inc., the predecessor company of Genmark Dx, to commercialize multiple technical innovations that he developed while serving as a Senior Research Fellow at the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Kayyem holds a B.S. and M.S. in Biochemistry from Yale University and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Caltech.\n\nAbout Biodesix\n\nBiodesix is a leading data-driven diagnostic solutions company with a focus in lung disease. The Company develops diagnostic tests addressing important clinical questions by combining multi-omics through the power of artificial intelligence. Biodesix is the first company to offer eight non-invasive tests for patients with lung diseases. The blood based Nodify Lung® nodule risk assessment testing strategy, consisting of the Nodify XL2® and the Nodify CDT® tests, evaluates the risk of malignancy in incidental pulmonary nodules, enabling physicians to better tr...