Tag: DiNAQOR

DiNAQOR Appoints Two Seasoned Executives to Leadership Team

Chris Rusconi to serve as Chief Development Officer; Steven Zelenkofske to take role of Chief Strategy Officer as DiNAQOR continues rapid growth SCHLIEREN, Switzerland, Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — DiNAQOR, a genetic medicine platform company, today announced that it has added to its leadership team with the appointments of two veteran biotechnology executives. Chris Rusconi, Ph.D., who brings […]

DiNAQOR Announces Research Collaboration with Children’s Medical Research Institute to Develop Novel, Cardiac Specific Capsids

DiNAQOR retains option rights to own the co-developed capsids for the fields of cardiovascular and kidney disease ZURICH-SCHLIEREN, Switzerland and WESTMEAD, NSW, Australia, Jan. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — DiNAQOR, a genetic medicine platform company focused on addressing severe inherited cardiac diseases, today announced it has entered into a research collaboration with Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) in Australia to develop […]

DiNAQOR Appoints Medical Device Leader Mark Dehdashtian to Oversee New U.S.-Based Division, Device Development and Production

ZURICH-SCHLIEREN, Switzerland and LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — DiNAQOR, a genetic medicine platform company focused on addressing severe inherited cardiac diseases, today announced it has expanded its leadership team by appointing veteran medical device leader Mark Dehdashtian to serve as Executive Vice President, Medical Devices. As the company grows its U.S. footprint, Mr. Dehdashtian […]

DiNAQOR Expands Board of Directors with Three Renowned Cardiovascular Industry and Academic Experts

PFÄFFIKON, Switzerland, July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — DiNAQOR, a genetic medicine platform company focused on addressing severe inherited cardiac diseases, today announced that it has expanded the company’s board of directors with three new cardiovascular industry and academic experts: Louis G. Lange, M.D., Ph.D.; Steven Zelenkofske, D.O., M.S.; and Silke Rickert-Sperling, M.D. “We are extremely proud to welcome […]

DiNAQOR Acquires EHT Technologies GmbH to Advance Engineered Heart Tissue R&D Capabilities

PFÄFFIKON, Switzerland, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — DiNAQOR, a gene therapy platform company, today announced that it has acquired EHT Technologies GmbH, a Germany-based engineered heart tissue (EHT) technology platform company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. EHT Technologies was founded in 2015 based upon research on human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) at […]

BioMarin Extends Gene Therapy Leadership with DiNAQOR in a Preclinical Collaboration and License Agreement to Develop Gene Therapies for Rare Genetic Cardiomyopathies

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., May 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) today announced that the company has entered into a preclinical collaboration and license agreement with DiNAQOR AG (DiNAQOR), a gene therapy platform company, to develop novel gene therapies to treat rare genetic cardiomyopathies. DiNAQOR will receive an undisclosed upfront payment […]

DiNAQOR AG Announces Research Collaboration and License Agreement with UCL to Investigate Gene Therapies for Heart Failure

SAN FRANCISCO and PFÄFFIKON, Switzerland and LONDON, Jan. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — DiNAQOR AG, a global gene therapy platform company, today announced a research collaboration and exclusive license agreement with UCL to develop novel gene therapies for the treatment of monogenic cardiomyopathies, diseases of the heart muscle that can lead to heart failure in children and adults. […]