PepGen appoints Caroline Godfrey, Ph.D. to the Company

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BOSTON, July 22. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PepGen Inc. (“PepGen”), a Boston-based clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing the next generation of oligonucleotide therapies with the goal of transforming the treatment of serious neuromuscular and neurological diseases, has today announced the appointment of Caroline Godfrey, Ph.D., one of PepGen’s scientific co-founders, to its Scientific Advisory Board. As part of the appointment, Dr. Godfrey steps down from her role as Senior Vice President of Discovery at PepGen.

“We are delighted that Caroline will continue to contribute to the science of PepGen as part of our Scientific Advisory Board, and we look forward to benefiting from her experience and guidance in the years to come,” said James McArthur, Ph. D., Chairman and CEO of PepGen. “As we consolidate and expand PepGen’s operations in Boston, this appointment facilitates continuity of expertise as we strive to develop transformative treatments for neuromuscular and neurological diseases. Caroline is one of our scientific co-founders and was appointed as the first Managing Director of PepGen following the company’s spin-off from the University of Oxford and the Medical Research Council of United Kingdom Research and Innovation. In this role, and in her subsequent role as Senior Vice President of Discovery, she was instrumental in founding the company, securing the company’s initial and Series A financing, and leading our early-stage discovery efforts. We are extremely grateful for all that Caroline has done for PepGen and look forward to her continued contributions.

Prior to founding PepGen, Dr. Godfrey was a postdoctoral researcher focused on developing new tools for nucleic acid delivery in neuromuscular disorders before becoming a project manager at the University of Oxford. Drawing on research conducted with Professor Matthew Wood and Dr Michael Gait, Dr Godfrey co-founded PepGen and served as the company’s first CEO. Since January 2021, Dr. Godfrey has focused on discovery research as Senior Vice President of Discovery for PepGen. Dr. Godfrey obtained her Ph.D. in Neuromuscular Diseases from University College London and obtained his BS in Genetics from the University of Sheffield.

“I am delighted to take on a new position on the Scientific Advisory Board of PepGen,” said Dr. Godfrey. “I feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to lead the PepGen team through the early stages of the company’s development and to have played a role in advancing our Enhanced Delivery Oligonucleotide (EDO) technology. ) from the laboratory to the clinic. I look forward to continuing this journey with PepGen as we strive to bring our EDO therapies to patients who are in desperate need of transformative treatment options. »

About PepGen

PepGen Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing the next generation of oligonucleotide therapies with the goal of transforming the treatment of serious neuromuscular and neurological diseases. PepGen’s Enhanced Delivery Oligonucleotide, or EDO, platform is based on more than a decade of research and development and harnesses cell-penetrating peptides to enhance the uptake and potency of conjugated oligonucleotide therapies. Using these EDO peptides, PepGen generates a pipeline of oligonucleotide therapeutic candidates that target the root cause of serious diseases.

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