Codexis to Host Virtual KOL Event on its ECO Synthesis Platform and the Future of RNAi Therapeutics Manufacturing on December 8, 2023

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Codexis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDXS), a leading enzyme engineering company, today announced it will host a virtual key opinion leader (KOL) event focused on its Enzyme-Catalyzed Oligonucleotide (ECO) Synthesis platform and the broader RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics manufacturing landscape on Friday, December 8, 2023, at 10:00 am ET.

The event will feature John Maraganore, PhD, Founder and Former Chief Executive Officer of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, and David Butler, PhD, Chief Technology Officer at Hongene Biotech Corporation. These distinguished experts will discuss the RNAi therapeutics manufacturing landscape and share their perspectives on the potential role of an enzymatic route of synthesis in commercial-scale production. During the event, Codexis management will also provide an overview of the ECO Synthesis platform and the associated commercial opportunity. A live Q&A session with all presenters will follow the formal presentations.

To register for the event, please click here. A replay of the presentation will be archived in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, https://ir.codexis.com, following the event.

About John Maraganore, PhD

John Maraganore, PhD, served as the founding CEO and a Director of Alnylam from 2002 to 2021, where he built and led the company from early platform research on RNA interference through global approval and commercialization of the first five RNAi therapeutics, creating a whole new class of medicines. At Alnylam, Dr. Maraganore built a leading, global biopharmaceutical company with over 1500 employees in over 20 countries around the world. He led the company’s value creation strategy, building over $25B in market capitalization. Prior to Alnylam, he held scientific and business leadership roles at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; at Biogen, Inc. where he invented and led the discovery and development of ANGIOMAX (bivalirudin); at ZymoGenetics, Inc.; and at the Upjohn Company. Dr. Maraganore is currently the principal and owner of JMM Innovations, LLC. He serves as an advisor to a number of venture and public company investment firms, and as a member of the Board of Directors of multiple publicly traded companies, including Beam Therapeutics, Kymera Therapeutics, ProKidney Corp., and Takeda Pharmaceuticals. He is on the Board of a number of private companies and non-profit organizations, and also serves as a strategic advisor to other public and private biotechnology companies. Finally, Dr. Maraganore is on the Board of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, or “BIO,” where he was Chair from 2017-2019 and is Chair Emeritus. Dr. Maraganore received his BA, MS, and PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Chicago.