ExpressionEdits Names dr. paul bolno as chair of the board of directors

CAMBRIDGE, UK – Dec 19, 2024 - ExpressionEdits, a biotechnology company leveraging AI-driven insights and proprietary intronization technology to enhance protein expression, announced today the appointment of Paul Bolno, MD, MBA, as Independent Director and Chairperson of the company’s Board of Directors.

CAMBRIDGE, UK – Dec 19, 2024 - ExpressionEdits, a biotechnology company leveraging AI-driven insights and proprietary intronization technology to enhance protein expression, announced today the appointment of Paul Bolno, MD, MBA, as Independent Director and Chairperson of the company’s Board of Directors.

Dr. Bolno brings over two decades of leadership experience in the life sciences industry to the Board. He has served as President and CEO of Wave Life Sciences since 2013 and oversaw the company’s initial public offering in 2015. During his tenure as President and CEO, Dr. Bolno has grown Wave into a leading RNA medicines company, overseen the development of the company’s proprietary PRISM® platform, and built a diversified pipeline of clinical and preclinical programs supported by scalable, in-house manufacturing capabilities.

Dr. Bolno also currently serves as Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Nucleic Acid Therapy Accelerator (NATA) in the United Kingdom.

Prior to joining Wave, Dr. Bolno held key leadership roles at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) including Vice President, Worldwide Business Development—Head of Asia BD and Investments, as well as Head of Global Neuroscience BD. He also served as a Director of Glaxo Wellcome Manufacturing, Pte Ltd. in Singapore. Paul joined GSK as Vice President, Business Development for the Oncology Business Unit, where he helped establish GSK’s global oncology business and served as a member of the Oncology Executive Team, Oncology Commercial Board and Cancer Research Executive Team. Earlier in his career, Dr. Bolno served as Director of Research at Two River LLC, a healthcare private equity firm.

“I’m delighted to welcome Dr. Paul Bolno as Chair of our Board,“ said Dr. Kärt Tomberg, CEO and Co-Founder of ExpressionEdits. “His experience in drug development, business strategy, and company building will be instrumental as we translate our innovative intronization technology into novel therapeutics that address key production challenges and unlock previously infeasible opportunities.”

“I am honored to have the opportunity to work with Dr. Tomberg and the ExpressionEdits team to help realize their potential,” said Dr. Bolno. “The proprietary Genetic Syntax Engine has incredible capabilities beyond protein-based therapeutics, including in the field of gene therapies. For gene therapy, ExpressionEdits has the potential to boost potency and precision by creating in-cDNAs with optimal sites and introns, leading to increased protein production without altering core designs. I’m very excited about the future of this platform to solve big challenges in genetic medicines.”

Founded in 2021 on pioneering research from the University of Cambridge, ExpressionEdits specializes in optimizing transgenes through intronization. The company combines AI-driven insights with cutting-edge innovations to redefine how genes are designed for therapeutic applications.

About ExpressionEdits

ExpressionEdits is a pioneering biotechnology company dedicated to enhancing protein expression using advanced AI and proprietary intron technology. Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, ExpressionEdits is committed to advancing genetic medicine through innovative research and development. For more information, visit www.expressionedits.com. 

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