InteRNA Technologies announces establishment of Scientific Advisory Board
InteRNA Technologies B.V. announced the establishment of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB will further guide the Company in the development of cancer therapies based on the unique functions of its proprietary miRNAs. The SAB is chaired by Emile E. Voest, MD, PhD, Professor of Medical oncology at the Department of Medical Oncology, UMC Utrecht, the Netherlands. Other distinguished members are:
- Jaap Verweij, MD, PhD, Professor of Medical Oncology at the Department. of Medical Oncology at Erasmus MC-Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands;
- William C. Hahn, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Senior Associate Member at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Boston, USA;
- Allan Balmain, PhD, FRSE, Barbara Bass Bakar Distinguished Professor in Cancer Genetics at UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, USA;
- Graham Dixon, PhD, Sr. VP Drug Discovery, Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium;
- Edwin Cuppen, PhD, scientific co-founder of InteRNA Technologies, and Professor of Genome Biology at Utrecht University, Professor of Human Genetics and head of the Research section of the Department of Medical Genetics, UMC Utrecht and staff scientist at Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands;
- Eugene Berezikov, PhD, scientific co-founder of InteRNA Technologies and staff scientist at Hubrecht Institute, the Netherlands.
“We are very pleased with the formation of our SAB and feel honored to collaborate with this experienced team that is highly committed advising the Company on moving forward its research and development towards the clinic”, said Roel Schaapveld, CEO of InteRNA Technologies. “The complementary knowledge of the renowned clinicians and scientists in this team will play a significant role in our R&D programs and success of the Company.”
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