Date: 2014-08-26
Type of information: Nomination
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Company: Biogen Idec (USA - MA)
Therapeutic area: Neurodegenerative diseases
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Details: * On August 26, 2014, Biogen Idec announced that Donald R. Johns, M.D., has joined the company as vice president, leading Biogen Idec’s amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Innovation Hub (ALS iHub). The ALS iHub is a new, cohesive unit dedicated to accelerating the discovery and development of novel therapies for ALS by integrating research with clinical development. Dr. Johns reports directly to Alfred Sandrock, M.D., Ph.D., group senior vice president and chief medical officer.
In his role, Dr. Johns leads a group with expertise and unique skill sets that span translational science and technology, neurology research, experimental medicine, clinical development and business development. The ALS iHub seeks to create a new model for developing ALS therapies by incorporating the latest science, technology and advances in clinical trial design.
Dr. Johns joins Biogen Idec from Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, where he held multiple positions over the past decade, including vice president and global head of Neuroscience Translational Medicine. While at Novartis, he was responsible for neuroscience strategy, including the selection of targets and clinical indications, and he oversaw numerous First-in-Human studies and conclusive Proof-of-Concept studies.
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