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Edgewise Therapeutics Appoints Marc Semigran, M.D., As Chief Development Officer
– Former Chief Medical Officer of MyoKardia and Renovacor to lead cardiovascular development at Edgewise – BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Edgewise
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n– Former Chief Medical Officer of MyoKardia and Renovacor to lead cardiovascular development at Edgewise –\n\n BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nEdgewise Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: EWTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing orally bioavailable, targeted, small molecule therapies for individuals with devastating muscle disorders, announced today the appointment of Marc Semigran, M.D., as Chief Development Officer. Dr. Semigran brings considerable clinical development and translational medicine experience to Edgewise, having most recently served as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Renovacor through its acquisition by Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and previously served as CMO and Senior Vice President of medical science at MyoKardia through its acquisition by Bristol Myers Squibb in 2020 for $13.1 billion. He will be responsible for leading cardiovascular development at Edgewise.\n\n“We are thrilled to welcome Marc to the team and are eager to begin working together as we prepare to advance our novel cardiac program into clinical development,” said Kevin Koch, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer. “Marc’s cardiovascular drug development expertise will be invaluable as we advance our cardiac program towards an anticipated IND filing in the second half of 2023.”\n\n“I’m very impressed with Edgewise’s precision medicine drug discovery platform and innovative scientific approach to treating severe and progressive muscle disorders,” said Dr. Semigran. “At Edgewise, we are developing the next generation of treatments that target the underlying mechanisms in patients with heart failure with severe unmet needs. I look forward to applying my experience as a heart failure clinician and investigator in cardiomyopathy drug development to help efficiently advance Edgewise’s cardiac therapeutic programs.”\n\nDuring his tenure at MyoKardia, Dr. Semigran built and expanded his research and development team in order to execute successful translational and development programs including the advancement of mavacamten for patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Dr. Semigran oversaw the execution of Phase 1 and 2 studies, the design of registrational studies, interactions with global regulatory authorities, and also participated in the filing of the mavacamten New Drug Application following the acqu...