Date: 2018-06-07
Type of information: Nomination
Compound: chief medical officer
Company: Sarepta Therapeutics (USA - MA)
Therapeutic area: Rare diseases - Genetic diseases
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- • On June 7, 2018, Sarepta Therapeutics announced the appointment of Gilmore O’Neill, M.B., M.M.Sc. as its chief medical officer. Dr. O’Neill will lead all clinical development, medical affairs, pharmacovigilance, and regulatory affairs.
- Dr. O’Neill joins Sarepta from Biogen, where he held leadership roles of increasing responsibility over a 15-year period in research and development, most recently as senior vice president responsible for all late-stage clinical development. During his tenure, Dr. O’Neill oversaw development programs for Alzheimer’s disease, movement disorders, acute neurology, multiple sclerosis, pain, neuromuscular disease, gene and cell therapy, and rare diseases. He played a leadership role in seeking, receiving and maintaining global marketing approvals for Tecfidera®, Zinbryta®, Plegridy® and Spinraza®.
- Dr. O’Neill received a Bachelor of Medicine degree from University College Dublin and a Master of Medical Sciences degree from Harvard University. He is the recipient of numerous awards in science and medicine, including the Lefler Fellowship in the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. O’Neill is the author of numerous publications on multiple sclerosis, has served as a neurology peer reviewer for medical literature, and lectures in the United States and globally on advances in neurology and neurological research.
- Dr. O’Neill is licensed to practice medicine in the state of Massachusetts. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and a board-certified neurologist (ABPN). He is formerly Chief Resident in Neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and served, until recently, as a Clinical Instructor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School. He has maintained his clinical appointment at the MGH with a sub-specialty interest in neuromuscular diseases and inherited leukodystrophies.
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