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Splice Bio<\/a>, a gene therapy company located at the Barcelona Science Park and based on technology developed in the Muir Lab at Princeton University, announced today that it has appointed Jean-Philippe Combal as Chairman of its Board of Directors. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Combal is a proven senior executive and biotechnology entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in the pharma & biotech industry and particularly in the field of gene therapy.<\/p>\n

\u201cJean-Philippe\u2019s experience developing innovative products and building science-driven companies will be invaluable to Splice Bio as we advance towards our goal of bringing novel gene therapies to patients suffering from genetic diseases caused by large genes,\u201d said Miquel Vila-Perell\u00f3, Ph.D., CEO of Splice Bio. \u201cHis phenomenal experience and track record in bringing gene therapy products throughout development will be crucial as we embark on developing a pipeline based on our disruptive platform technology. I welcome Jean-Philippe to our team and look forward to working together with him to bring these gene therapies to patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an honor to be invited to be Chairman of Splice Bio which has developed a powerful AAVintein gene therapy platform with the potential to treat diseases for which no therapeutic option is available today,\u201d said Dr. Combal. \u201cSplice Bio has assembled a fantastic team with expertise across protein engineering and gene therapy, and I look forward to working closely with the team and the rest of the Board and their goal of expanding the targets of gene therapy based approaches to treat currently incurable diseases.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jean-Philippe Combal is a senior executive and biotech entrepreneur who has built companies in the biotech industry from creation with significant fund raising with VCs, IPO and M&A. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder of Vivet Therapeutics.<\/p>\n

Prior to that, Dr. Combal served as Chief Operating Officer of GenSight Biologics; Strategic Therapeutic Area Leader at Galderma International; Vice President, Strategic Marketing for the Ophthalmic Division of Fovea-Sanofi, and Vice President, Director of Development at Fovea, where he was instrumental in the development of all products leading to Fovea\u2019s acquisition by Sanofi in 2009.<\/p>\n

Dr. Combal holds a Pharm.D. and Ph.D. from Paris XI and Paris V University, respectively, and a business degree from ESCP Strategic Marketing & General Management Program from CEDEP-INSEAD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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