Company: RGNX
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-052069
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Company: REGENXBIO Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: DEF 14A
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 Dr. Karabelas has been a Venture Partner at Apple Tree Partners, a life sciences venture capital firm, since January 2021, prior to which he was a Partner at Care Capital, LLC (“Care Capital”), a life sciences venture capital firm, from December 2001 to December 2020. Before joining Care Capital, Dr. Karabelas was Chairman at Novartis BioVentures Fund, which is owned by Novartis AG (“Novartis”), a provider of capital for life sciences companies across the biotech, medical devices and diagnostics industries, prior to which he was the Chief Executive Officer of Novartis Pharma AG, which is also owned by Novartis. Before joining Novartis, Dr. Karabelas was Executive Vice President, Worldwide Pharmaceuticals of SmithKline Beecham, where he was responsible for U.S. and European operations, regulatory and strategic marketing. Dr. Karabelas also serves as a director at Braeburn Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held pharmaceutical company, since September 2015. He previously served as director at Bausch Health Companies from 2016 until 2023, Chairman at Polyphor AG, a pharmaceutical company, from June 2013 to November 2019 and Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corporation from July 2012 to June 2016. In connection with his work at Care Capital, Dr. Karabelas previously served on numerous boards of directors of pharmaceutical and therapeutics companies, including Renovo, plc, Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and NitroMed, Inc. Dr. Karabelas also previously served as Chairman at SkyePharma, plc and Human Genome Sciences. Dr. Karabelas received a B.S. from the University of New Hampshire and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. Dr. Karabelas's senior management positions at commercial and development-stage biopharmaceutical companies, strong knowledge of strategic and regulatory issues, his insight into international operations and his international perspective on the life sciences industry and healthcare related issues provides him with deep executive leadership, medical, life sciences, regulatory, international and commercial expertise. Daniel Tassé has been a Director since August 2016 and began serving as Lead Independent Director in July 2024. Mr. Tassé has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of DBV Technologies SA, a publicly held biopharmaceutical company, since November 2018. From March 2016 to March 2019, he was the Chairman of Al