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Biogen’s Friedl-Naderer joins Vir as CBO

Plus Sandrock joins board at Verge, and updates from Simcere, OnKure, Glaukos and more

February 9, 2022 2:30 AM UTC

Vir Biotechnology Inc. (NASDAQ:VIR) hired Johanna Friedl-Naderer as EVP and CBO, global, effective March 2. Friedl-Naderer joins the company from Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB), where she was president of Europe, Canada and partner markets, having started at the company in 2001 as a product specialist. Friedl-Naderer has also served on several boards, including the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries & Associations, the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, Interpharma, and the council of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations.

Only a few days after joining the board at Voyager Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:VYGR), Al Sandrock, a 23-year veteran of Biogen Inc., has joined the board at Verge Genomics Inc...