Vancouver, British Columbia – TheNewswire - May 1st, 2023 - GeneTether Therapeutics Inc. (“GeneTether” or the “Company”) (CSE:GTTX), is pleased to announce the engagement of Mr. Gad Berdugo, Managing Partner of Explorium Capital LLC, as an advisor to explore strategic alternatives for its GeneTether™ platform technology. Mr. Berdugo, who served as the former Chief Business Officer of gene editing pioneer, Editas, brings more than 25 years of biotech corporate development, business development, strategy, and financial experience. Among his prior roles, Mr. Berdugo held several executive-level positions for life science companies including serving most recently as CEO of EpiVax Oncology, Inc., a precision cancer immunotherapy company, which he co-founded ; CFO at Nasdaq-listed Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Managing Director and Head of Life Sciences at Tegris Advisors LLC, a New York based advisory boutique, where he led several cross-border M&As and strategic alliances mandates; and Founder and Managing Partner of the Explorium Global Healthcare Fund, providing growth capital to emerging biotech companies.

 

Earlier in his career, Mr. Berdugo also served as Director, Senior Equity Research Analyst and Life Sciences Sector Leader at Lazard, Asset Management Group and as a Director of Global Business Development within Baxter Healthcare’s biopharma group. Mr. Berdugo started his career at Abbott Laboratories.

 

Mr. Berdugo received his M.B.A. from H.E.C. School of Management in Paris, his M.Sc. in Biochemical Engineering from University College London, and his B.Sc. with Honors in Biotechnology from Imperial College London.

 

"We are very happy to welcome Gad to our team to lead the exploration of strategic alternatives for our GeneTether™ platform technology," said Roland Boivin, CEO of GeneTether. "We believe that his extensive experience in the biotechnology industry coupled with his deep understanding of gene editing technologies and the various organizations that are working in the field will be invaluable as we explore opportunities to maximize the potential of our platform."

 

Mr. Berdugo stated, "I am excited to begin working with the GeneTether team to maximize the value of their GeneTether™ platform technology. This innovative technology has tremendous potential to make a positive impact on rates of gene editing via homology-directed repair, which would be a significant and critical step forward in the field of gene editing. I look forward to working with the team, including GeneTether’s co-founder and director, Dr. Bill Garner, who I’ve known for many years."

 

About GeneTether

 

Founded by EGB Ventures founder and managing partner, William J. Garner, M.D., and veteran gene editing researcher, R. Geoffrey Sargent, Ph.D., GeneTether is focused on developing its disruptive proprietary platform technology to significantly increase the efficiency of DNA insertion into the genome for gene correction and complementation strategies. The Company’s wholly-owned GeneTether™ platform technology uses a proprietary method to “tether” donor DNA templates to the genome editing complex, making the template readily available for use during the genome editing repair stage. The Company is leveraging its platform technology to develop curative therapies for the treatment of rare genetic diseases.

  

For more information, visit www.genetether.com.

 

About Explorium Capital LLC

Founded by Mr. Gad Berdugo, MSc Eng. MBA, Exploriun Capital provides global strategic and financial advisory services as well as seed investments, to early-stage biotechnology ventures.

 

For more information, visit www.exploriumcapital.com

  

Contacts:

Roland Boivin, CEO

(833) 294-4363 ext. 1

roland@genetether.com

 

Jean Jen, CFO and Corporate Secretary

(833) 294-4363 ext. 2

jean@genetether.com

 

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