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Susanna High named CEO of Paragon

Plus: Lee Patterson becomes CEO of Metrion, and updates from Rondo, AffyImmune and Aspargo

November 26, 2024 12:12 AM UTC

Paragon Therapeutics Inc. named Susanna High CEO. High was COO of Dyne Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:DYN), before which she worked at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNY) for almost a decade. Backed by Fairmount Funds, Paragon incubates companies focused on developing biologics; its spinout Crescent Biopharma Inc. announced last month it is going public via a reverse merger with GlycoMimetics Inc. (NASDAQ:GLYC). 

Lee Patterson became CEO of Metrion Biosciences Ltd., a preclinical contract research organization. Patterson, who succeeds Andrew Southan, was CEO of Charnwood Discovery Ltd., which was acquired last month by Concept Life Sciences...