Second Genome’s McClure Joins Aligos as Chief Medical Officer

Matthew McClure has been appointed executive vice president and chief medical officer of South San Francisco-based Aligos Therapeutics. He was most recently the chief medical officer of Second Genome. McClure’s experience also includes time at InterMune, which was acquired by Roche in 2014. Preclinical-stage Aligos is developing treatments for liver diseases and viral infections.

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.