OCGN - Ocugen Inc. Announces Bob Smith Joins Business Advisory Board | Benzinga
MALVERN, Pa., Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocugen, Inc. (Ocugen or the Company) (NASDAQ:OCGN), a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel gene and cell therapies, biologics, and vaccines, today announced that Bob Smith, former Senior Vice President, Global Gene Therapy Business at Pfizer, has joined the Company's Business Advisory Board (BAB). The BAB was established in June 2023 to assist in driving public/private partnerships with governments around the world; pursuing business collaborations, partnerships, and licensing opportunities; creating awareness of the Company's differentiated capabilities; and promoting access to the Company's therapies around the world.
"Bob has the experience Ocugen needs to pursue business development activities with companies that have the size and scale to bring our gene therapies through to commercialization," said Dr. Shankar Musunuri, Chairman, CEO and Co-founder of Ocugen. "He is a consummate healthcare professional who truly understands the need to drive the pipeline so that we can ultimately get our first-in-class gene therapies to patients with blindness diseases."
For nearly eight years, Mr. Smith led Pfizer's global gene therapy business, including the strategic and operational development and implementation of Pfizer's end-to-end, enterprise-wide efforts to be ...