CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CRSP]]) has hired Tony Ho to serve as the company’s executive vice president and head of research and development. Switzerland-based CRISPR Therapeutics, which maintains its R&D operations in Cambridge, MA, is developing therapies based on the CRISPR gene-editing technology. Ho comes to the company from AstraZeneca (NYSE: [[ticker:AZN]]), where he was senior vice president and head of oncology integration and innovation.
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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