Rodin Therapeutics Names Michael Ryan Chief Medical Officer

J. Michael Ryan has been appointed chief medical officer of drug developer Rodin Therapeutics. Ryan comes to the Cambridge, MA, biotech from Swiss company Asceneuron, where he was chief medical officer. His experience also includes posts in neuro drug development for Novartis (NYSE: [[ticker:NVS]]) and Pfizer (NYSE: [[ticker:PFE]]). Rodin is developing treatments for neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.

In other moves, Rodin hired Anne Sullivan to serve as the company’s chief business officer. She was previously senior vice president of corporate development and operations for Cambridge-based Sea Pharmaceuticals.

Author: Frank Vinluan

Xconomy Editor Frank Vinluan is a business journalist with experience covering technology and life sciences. Based in Raleigh, he was a staff writer at the Triangle Business Journal covering technology, biotechnology and energy before joining MedCityNews.com as North Carolina bureau chief. Prior to moving to North Carolina’s Research Triangle in 2007 he held business reporting positions at The Des Moines Register and The Seattle Times.