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Voyager Therapeutics Appoints Grace E. Colón, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VYGR), a biotechnology company dedicated to breaking through barriers
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[{"type":"text","content":"CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VYGR), a biotechnology company dedicated to breaking through barriers in gene therapy and neurology, today announced the appointment of Grace E. Colón, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Colón has more than 25 years of experience as a healthcare leader, investor and entrepreneur; she most recently served as President, CEO and Director of clinical-stage biotechnology company InCarda Therapeutics, Inc. “Grace is a seasoned leader who has founded and managed multiple biotechnology and healthcare businesses,” said Alfred W. Sandrock, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Voyager. “As we continue to hone Voyager’s strategy and advance our neurology and gene therapy programs, Grace’s business acumen and operational insights will be of significant value.” “The combination of an entrepreneurial mindset and innovative science is powerful; I have seen this throughout my career in healthcare and venture capital, and I recognized it at once as I got to know the Voyager team,” said Dr. Colón. “I believe Voyager is poised to finally overcome the delivery hurdles that have limited the fields of neurology and gene therapy, and I look forward to joining the Voyager Board on this journey.” Dr. Colón most recently served as President, CEO and Director of InCarda Therapeutics, Inc., where she led the company’s growth from seed stage to late-clinical stage and oversaw strategy, commercial planning and pipeline growth. Prior to InCarda, Dr. Colón served as a partner and senior advisor to New Science Ventures LLC, where she led and co-led several investments and provided strategic and operational guidance to multiple life science portfolio companies. Previously, among multiple other roles, Dr. Colón served as a Senior Vice President and President of the Industrial Products Division at Precigen, Inc., (formerly Intrexon Corporation) and in various leadership roles at Gilead Sciences, Inc., including Head of Clinical Operations, Head of Alliance Management, and Head of Commercial Strategic Planning. Dr. Colón currently serves as a member of the Boards of Directors of CareDx, Inc., (NASDAQ:CDNA); the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Corporation (MIT’s Board of Trustees); and the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), and she serves as the Ex...