Kodiak Sciences, a Palo Alto, CA, eye drug developer, has appointed Jason Ehrlich to serve as chief medical officer and chief development officer. Ehrlich comes to Kodiak from Roche subsidiary, Genentech, where he was global head, clinical ophthalmology. Recently, Kodiak filed for an IPO to finance clinical trials testing its lead drug, KSI-301, in patients who have the “wet” form of age-related macular degeneration.
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.
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