Formation Bio hires Michael Ehlers as CSO
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- Formation Bio hired Michael Ehlers as chief scientific officer and head of research and development, according to STAT's "Up and down the ladder" personnel-moves column.
- Ehlers was previously chief executive officer and president of Ascidian Therapeutics, a company he founded, before taking the R&D role at Formation Bio.
Why it matters: Ehlers transitions from running a company he founded to a scientific leadership seat at Formation Bio, handing a founder-operator the keys to its R&D organization. For Formation Bio, the hire brings a prior C-suite biotech veteran into its top research role.
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