Sangamo and Astellas Announce Capsid License Agreement to Deliver Genomic Medicine for Neurological Diseases

Board of Directors

James R. Meyers

James R. Meyers has served as a member of Sangamo’s Board of Directors since November 2019 and has over 30 years of commercial leadership experience in the biotechnology industry. Mr. Myers serves as President and Chief Executive Officer at IntraBio, a biopharmaceutical company focused on novel therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. Prior to IntraBio, Mr. Meyers served as Gilead’s Executive Vice President of Worldwide Commercial Operations, where he was responsible for global commercial activities, including pricing and market access in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and Japan. At Gilead, he successfully led several important product launches in the HIV and hepatitis C therapeutic areas. Prior to Gilead, Mr. Meyers held positions of increasing responsibility with Zeneca Pharmaceuticals and Astra USA. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of two public companies, Arbutus Biopharma Corp. and CytomX Therapeutics, and he remains an active advisor to several major biopharmaceutical companies. Mr. Meyers holds a B.S. in Economics from Boston College.