Scholar Rock welcomes Tony Kingsley to its Board as Independent Director

– USA, MA –  Scholar Rock (NASDAQ: SRRK), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of serious diseases in which protein growth factors play a fundamental role, today announced the appointment of Tony Kingsley to the Board of Directors as a new independent director.

Mr Kingsley is a highly accomplished leader with a successful track record of advancing companies in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries.

“I am thrilled to welcome Tony to our Board. He brings three decades of experience in building and leading businesses from early development through commercial launch and will be an invaluable resource to the Board and the management team as we progress our clinical programs in spinal muscular atrophy and cancer immunotherapy,” said David Hallal, Board Chairman. “Scholar Rock has a number of important milestones over the next two years that could propel the Company into a new phase of growth and would benefit from Tony’s expertise in operations, commercialization, and strategy.”

About Tony Kingsley

Mr. Kingsley was most recently President and Chief Executive Officer of Taris Bio, prior to its acquisition by Janssen Pharmaceuticals at the end of 2019. Prior to Taris, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of The Medicines Company. From 2010 to 2015, Mr. Kingsley led global commercial operations at Biogen, Inc as Executive Vice President, delivering exceptional growth through global product launches in multiple sclerosis and hemophilia. Prior to Biogen, he held leadership roles in the medical device industry, including senior vice president and general manager of the gynecological surgical products business at Hologic, Inc. and division president, diagnostic products at Cytyc Corporation, and was also a partner at McKinsey & Company.

“Scholar Rock has achieved significant momentum in applying novel science and their unique platform to develop an impressive portfolio of product candidates,” said Mr. Kingsley. “I am excited to join the Company’s Board and contribute to their mission to improve the lives of patients affected by neuromuscular disorders, cancer, fibrosis, and anemia.”

He received a BA in government from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

About Scholar Rock

Scholar Rock is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines for the treatment of serious diseases in which signaling by protein growth factors plays a fundamental role. Scholar Rock is creating a pipeline of novel product candidates with the potential to transform the lives of patients suffering from a wide range of serious diseases, including neuromuscular disorders, cancer, fibrosis and anemia. Scholar Rock’s approach to targeting the molecular mechanisms of growth factor activation enabled it to develop a proprietary platform for the discovery and development of monoclonal antibodies that locally and selectively target these signaling proteins at the cellular level. By developing product candidates that act in the disease microenvironment, the Company intends to avoid the historical challenges associated with inhibiting growth factors for therapeutic effect. Scholar Rock believes its focus on biologically validated growth factors may facilitate a more efficient development path.

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