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About Us

We are advancing potential
therapies to improve the
futures of people living
with devastating
neuromuscular and
neurological disorders

A clinical stage biotech company, PepGen is advancing a new generation of oligonucleotide therapies capable, for the first time, of potentially transforming clinical outcomes for individuals with neuromuscular and neurological disorders.

We are doing this by leveraging our Enhanced Delivery Oligonucleotide (EDO) platform to solve the delivery challenges associated with previous generations of therapies and, achieve deep tissue penetration and high uptake to key muscle tissues.

We have a bold goal, and we won’t stop until we reach it

We are committed to developing truly transformative therapies that create clinically meaningful outcomes to individuals with neuromuscular and neurological diseases including Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), and ultimately, to expand into additional indications.

Team

Together we can solve the most difficult challenges and create a new future

We are scientists, physicians, advocates and biotech industry leaders. We bring expertise across scientific, medical, and business disciplines.

But our superpower is our commitment to changing the future.

Executive Team

JAMES MCARTHUR, PHD

President and Chief Executive Officer

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MARY BETH DELENA

General Counsel and Secretary

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NOEL DONNELLY, MBA

Chief Financial Officer

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MICHELLE MELLION, MD

Senior Vice President, Head of Clinical Development

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NIELS SVENSTRUP, PHD

Senior Vice President Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls

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Senior Leadership

KYLE BREIDENSTINE

Vice President, Finance & Controller

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EMIKO BRYANT

Chief of Staff

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JEFFREY FOY, PHD

Vice President, Toxicology

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JANE LARKINDALE, DPHIL

Vice President, Clinical Science

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PALLAVI LONKAR, PHD

Vice President, Bioanalytical, Biomarkers, and DMPK

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HAYLEY PARKER, PHD

Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs

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DEBRA SAWYER

Vice President, Quality Assurance

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Board Of Directors

  • JAMES MCARTHUR, PHD

    President and Chief Executive Officer

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  • LAURIE KEATING, JD

    Board Chair

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  • JOSH RESNICK, MD, MBA

    Non-Executive Director

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  • HEIDI HENSON

    Non-Executive Director

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  • CHRIS ASHTON, PHD

    Non-Executive Director

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  • HABIB JOSEPH DABLE

    Non-Executive Director

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  • HOWARD MAYER, MD

    Non-Executive Director

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Scientific Advisors

  • MATTHEW WOOD, PHD, MD

    Professor of Neuroscience, Oxford University

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  • BRENDA WONG, MD

    Founding Director, UMass Duchenne Program

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  • JOHN WATTS, PHD

    Associate Professor, UMass Medical School

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  • CHARLES THORNTON, MD

    Professor of Neurology & Neuroscience, U Rochester Medical Center

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  • BETH MCNALLY, MD

    Director, Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University

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  • ART KRIEG, MD

    Former President of the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society

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  • MICHAEL GAIT, PHD

    Founder

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  • JOHN W. DAY, MD, PHD

    Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics (Genetics) and Pathology, Stanford University

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