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Editas Medicine Names Mark S. Shearman, Ph.D., as Chief Scientific OfficerCAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Editas Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDIT), a leading genome editing company, today announced that it named Mark S. Shearman, Ph.D., as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Shearman will join Editas Medicine in June 2021, and will lead drug discovery, research, and development for the Company’s pipeline of experimental medicines. “We are delighted to have Mark join our team in June. Mark has an outstanding track record of drug discovery and development and leading high performing teams. Specifically, during his career, he has led discovery programs across multiple modalities, including ophthalmology, immunology, and neurology – key areas of focus for Editas,” said James C. Mullen, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Editas Medicine. “We are confident Mark’s leadership and expertise will help us achieve our pipeline milestones and continue to realize the promise of bringing many transformative gene editing medicines to patients.” “Editas Medicine is building an impressive pipeline of a new class of novel gene editing medicines to treat previously untreatable diseases. I am excited to join the Company and work with the exceptional executive and research teams to develop the current pipeline and to discover and develop additional new medicines to help people living with serious diseases,” said Dr. Shearman. Dr. Shearman has more than 30 years of experience in drug discovery and development across multiple therapeutic modalities. Dr. Shearman will join Editas Medicine from Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), where he is currently serving as Chief Scientific Officer and is responsible for leading the company's product candidate selection process, pre-clinical and translational research, and long-term research and development planning. Prior to AGTC, Dr. Shearman served as Senior Vice President of Research & Early Development at EMD Serono, Inc., the U.S. and Canadian subsidiary of Merck KGaA. Previously, Dr. Shearman was Executive Director of Merck & Co. Research Laboratories, Boston, and Senior Director at the Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories Neuroscience Research Centre in the United Kingdom. Dr. Shearman earned a B.Sc. from the University of Bristol, U.K., and a Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham, U.K. He also conducted academic research at institutes in Japan and Germany. About Editas Medicine Forward-Looking Statements A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/907ecc58-1982-4501-ba4b-22113f4d1377 Contacts: Media Cristi Barnett (617) 401-0113 [email protected] Investors Ron Moldaver (617) 401-9052 [email protected] |