Translate Bio Announces Key Leadership Additions and Promotions - Seite 2

Greg Troiano, Chief Manufacturing Officer
Mr. Troiano joined Translate Bio as SVP of Technical Operations in May of 2020, and was appointed Chief Manufacturing Officer in March 2021. Mr. Troiano is a seasoned manufacturing operations executive who has led the development of pharmaceutical products from feasibility through commercial production. In the role of CMO, Mr. Troiano will be responsible for strategic oversight of all aspects of cGMP CMC operations, including clinical supply, analytical testing, quality and engineering. Previously, he was VP of Technology and Chief Engineer at Seer, a life sciences and health data company using nanotechnology for proteomics and biomarker discovery. He was also VP of Nanomedicine Development and Manufacturing within Pfizer’s Pharmaceutical Sciences group where he led the development and manufacturing of novel nanoparticle drug products. Over his 20+ year biopharma career, Mr. Troiano supported the technical operations behind the commercialization of Gliadel Wafer, Nutropin Depot, Risperdal Consta, Vivitrol and Bydureon. Mr. Troiano received his M.S.E. and B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University. He is an inventor on more than 20 process and equipment patents/applications and an author on over a dozen scientific publications in drug delivery. He was elected and inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows in 2020 for recognition of his accomplishments in drug delivery.

Jim Sullivan, PhD, Senior Vice President, Pulmonary Discovery
Dr. Sullivan joined Translate Bio in January 2021 as Senior Vice President, Pulmonary Discovery. In this role, Dr. Sullivan leads preclinical discovery efforts for all pulmonary programs. Dr. Sullivan’s drug development experience in both basic research and clinical development (early and late stage) will strengthen Translate Bio’s translational research efforts, with a goal of bringing novel mRNA therapeutics to patients. Prior to joining Translate Bio, Dr. Sullivan was most recently at Sana Biotechnology, where he was an Executive Director focused on cell and gene therapy. In this role, Dr. Sullivan was Head of Translational Sciences and a Program Lead for novel treatment modalities for certain inherited diseases. Before Sana, Dr. Sullivan was Director at Vertex where he was an s/NDA team member for several products, including, for cystic fibrosis, Kalydeco, Orkambi and Symdeko, as well as Incivek for Hepatitis C. Dr. Sullivan was also an IND team member for multiple assets currently in clinical development to treat alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency and the first-ever CRISPR-based gene editing therapeutic product for the treatment of certain hemoglobinopathies. Dr. Sullivan received a B.S. in Biology from Boston College, an M.S. in Environmental Chemistry from University College Dublin, and a Ph.D. in Genome Sciences/Genetics from Boston University. He has authored more than 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals.