Atsena Therapeutics Appoints Kenji Fujita, MD, as Chief Medical Officer
UF startup Atsena Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on bringing the life-changing power of genetic medicine to reverse or prevent blindness, announced the appointment of Kenji Fujita, MD, to the newly created position of Chief Medical Officer. An internist and cardiologist, Dr. Fujita brings more than 20 years of experience in academic medicine and the biopharmaceutical industry to the Atsena leadership team.
“We are delighted to welcome Kenji to Atsena as our Chief Medical Officer,” said Patrick Ritschel, MBA, chief executive officer of Atsena. “His extensive experience leading clinical development programs and executing regulatory strategies will be invaluable as we continue to develop cutting-edge gene therapies with the goal of overcoming the unique hurdles of inherited retinal diseases to prevent or reverse blindness.”
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