Claudia Zylberberg appointed as independent board member of POCare business subsidiary of Orgenesis
Germantown, Maryland, US, May 30, 2023 - Orgenesis Inc. (NASDAQ: ORGS) (“Orgenesis” or the “Company”), a global biotech company working to unlock the full potential of cell and gene therapies (CGTs), today announced that cell and gene therapy pioneer Claudia Zylberberg, PhD has been appointed as an independent board member and senior advisor of its Morgenesis LLC (“Morgenesis”) point-of-care (POCare) subsidiary. As founder, board member and former CEO of Akron Bio, Dr. Zylberberg has led Akron Bio to its leadership position among makers of cGMP-compliant ancillary materials, novel products, and tools for advanced and regenerative medicines. She is also a member of the Strategic Advisory Council for the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy, sits on the boards for Canada’s CCRM and the Standards Coordinating Body (SCB) for Regenerative Medicine, and is co-founder and board chair of ARScience Biotherapeutics, a clinical developer of immunomodulatory.
“We’re very proud to have Claudia join us to guide Morgenesis as it redefines the possibilities for delivering POCare therapies,” said Vered Caplan, CEO of Orgenesis. “Her insights, based on over three decades of experience in the cell therapy space, will be critical as we assist companies and hospitals endeavouring to bring cell therapies to more patients, producing them wherever they are needed.”
“Morgenesis is uniquely situated to bring both novel technologies, like the Orgenesis Mobile Processing Units and Labs (‘OMPULs’), and a range of POCare Services in the US and across the globe,” said Dr. Zylberberg. “Cell and gene therapies show promise as real, durable cures for a range of challenging diseases, and I look forward to helping Morgenesis enable potential life-saving treatments for more patients.”
Earlier this month, Morgenesis secured additional funding from Metalmark Capital Partners (“Metalmark”), bringing the total investment from Metalmark to USD 35 million since November 2022.
About Orgenesis
Orgenesis is a global biotech company working to unlock the full potential of cell and gene therapies (CGTs) in an affordable and accessible format at the point of care. The Orgenesis POCare Platform is comprised of three enabling components: a pipeline of licensed POCare Therapeutics that are processed and produced in closed, automated POCare Technology systems across a collaborative POCare Network. Orgenesis identifies promising new therapies and leverages its POCare Platform to provide a rapid, globally harmonized pathway for these therapies to reach and treat large numbers of patients at lowered costs through efficient, scalable, and decentralized production. The POCare Network brings together patients, doctors, industry partners, research institutes and hospitals worldwide to achieve harmonized, regulated clinical development and production of the therapies. www.orgenesis.com.
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