Akcea Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AKCA]]) has promoted Kyle Jenne to chief commercial officer. Jenne joined Boston-based Akea in 2017 as US commercial head. His appointment comes month after a corporate shakeup that led to the departure of three executives. Akcea is working to commercialize inotersen (Tegsedi), a drug approved by the FDA last year as a treatment for the nerves damage caused by the rare disease hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis.
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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