Editas Medicine Strengthens Executive Leadership Team with Appointment of Caren Deardorf as Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer
“As we drive our lead program EDIT-301 towards commercialization, I am happy to welcome a commercial leader of Caren’s caliber to Editas. Caren has a proven ability to translate early discovery and clinical assets into robust business strategy with disciplined portfolio prioritization and value creation. Additionally, she has led multiple successful US and global product launches. Caren’s expertise and track record make her the ideal leader to help Editas reach this goal for patients,” said Gilmore O’Neill, M.B.,
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Source: Editas Medicine, Inc.