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Editas names Bosley CEO

June 25, 2014 12:24 AM UTC

Genome editing company Editas Medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) hired Katrine Bosley as CEO. She was CEO of Avila Therapeutics Inc., which Celgene Corp. (NASDAQ:CELG) acquired in 2012. Bosley succeeds Kevin Bitterman, a partner at Editas investor Polaris Partners who was serving as interim president. Editas secured $43 million in a tranched series A round last year from Polaris; Flagship Ventures; and Third Rock Ventures. ...