UNCY - Unicycive Therapeutics Strengthens Board of Directors with Appointment of Sara Kenkare-Mitra PhD | Benzinga
LOS ALTOS, Calif., Sept. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNCY), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapies for patients with kidney disease (the "Company" or "Unicycive"), today announced the appointment of Sara Kenkare-Mitra, PhD to the Company's Board of Directors, effective September 6, 2023. As a veteran of the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, we believe Sara's leadership and experience in drug development spanning more than 25 years will significantly help bolster Unicycive's future growth.
"We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Kenkare-Mitra to our Board of Directors and know that her extensive drug development and corporate leadership experience will make an immediate impact here at Unicycive," said Shalabh Gupta, MD, Chief Executive Officer. "Sara adds a broad skill set to our Board with leadership expertise spanning research, preclinical and clinical development, translational medicine, manufacturing, and regulatory. Importantly, she has played a key role in the filing of more than 100 investigational new drug (IND) and clinical trial applications and worked on 11 drug approvals in multiple diseases. Sara's appointment comes at a crucial time for Unicycive as we advance oxylanthanum carbonate towards filing of a new drug application and prepare to file an IND for UNI-494."
Dr. Kenkare-Mitra, added, "I am honored to join the Unicycive Board of Directors to help advance the company's purpose-driven strategy to solve the most pressing unmet medical needs in renal diseases. I look forward to helping Unicycive with my expertise and experience in preclinical and clinical development and navigating the regulatory landscape as the organization advances their assets."
Sara Kenkare-Mitra, PhD is currently President and Head of Research and Development at Alector where she leads all aspects of the company's R&D efforts in neurodegeneration, ...