– USA, NY – Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCKT), a clinical-stage company advancing an integrated and sustainable pipeline of genetic therapies for rare disorders, today announced the appointment of Elisabeth Bjӧrk, M.D., Ph.D. to its Board of Directors.
“I am honored that Elisabeth will be joining Rocket’s Board of Directors,” said Gaurav Shah, M.D., CEO and President. “Elisabeth’s appointment coincides with a period of accelerated clinical trial progress at Rocket. The depth of her experience in complex life-threatening disorders and her drug development expertise—from discovery through launch—comes at a perfect time in Rocket’s journey. We are particularly excited as her presence will augment our existing Board of Directors’ world-class research and financial expertise. Collectively, the management team could not hope for a better group of advisors and stewards for Rocket Pharma.”
About Dr Elisabeth Bjӧrk
Dr. Bjӧrk is the Senior Vice President, Head of Late-stage Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D at AstraZeneca leading the global development of medicines within this area. Throughout her career at AstraZeneca, she has gained broad drug development experience covering clinical development phase I-IV, large outcomes programs, major global filings and health authority interactions (FDA, EMA, Japan) and commercial strategy/implementation. Dr Bjӧrk is an endocrinologist by training and an associate professor of medicine at Uppsala University, Sweden. She is also a board member of Chalmers University of Technology, Chalmers Ventures AB, Bjӧrks Matematik o Mera AB and rfidcompare Europe AB.
“I am delighted to join Rocket’s Board of Directors,” said Dr. Bjӧrk. “With strong leaders in place, Rocket is relentlessly focused on serving patients with devastating and rare diseases. Their dedicated and talented team, coupled with compelling AAV and Lentiviral platforms, creates a bright future for Rocket, and strong potential to develop and deliver life-transforming therapies for patients who need them.”
About Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is advancing an integrated and sustainable pipeline of genetic therapies that correct the root cause of complex and rare disorders. The company’s platform-agnostic approach enables it to design the best therapy for each indication, creating potentially transformative options for patients afflicted with rare genetic diseases. Rocket’s clinical programs using lentiviral vector (LVV)-based gene therapy are for the treatment of Fanconi Anemia (FA), a difficult to treat genetic disease that leads to bone marrow failure and potentially cancer, Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency-I (LAD-I), a severe pediatric genetic disorder that causes recurrent and life-threatening infections which are frequently fatal, and Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (PKD) a rare, monogenic red blood cell disorder resulting in increased red cell destruction and mild to life-threatening anemia. Rocket’s first clinical program using adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy is for Danon disease, a devastating, pediatric heart failure condition. Rocket’s pre-clinical pipeline program is for Infantile Malignant Osteopetrosis (IMO), a bone marrow-derived disorder.
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