Biotech, people, MicroRNA

Santaris Nabs Isis, Amgen Vets

Luke Timmerman 10/28/09

Santaris Pharma, the Danish company that has pushed the first microRNA therapy into clinical trials, has recruited a pair of big name executives from Isis Pharmaceuticals and Amgen Ventures to help lead its new U.S. subsidiary in San Diego. Mark Wedel, the former chief medical officer at Carlsbad, CA-based Isis, will fill that same position at Santaris, while Stuart Mackey, the former managing director of Amgen Ventures, has joined Santaris as chief business officer. The two executives are part of Santaris’ U.S. growth strategy, which I described in a feature story last month.

Luke Timmerman is the National Biotechnology Editor for Xconomy. You can e-mail him at ltimmerman@xconomy.com, call 206-624-2374, or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ldtimmerman.