Former Biogen R&D Chief Surfaces With Exosome-Focused Startup

Douglas Williams turned heads in July when Biogen revealed that its executive vice president leading research and development was leaving to found a biotechnology startup, and now Williams has emerged from the fundraising process as the president and CEO of Codiak BioSciences with venture capital to develop exosomes-based therapeutics and diagnostics.

Douglas Williams turned heads in July when Biogen revealed that its executive vice president leading research and development was leaving to found a biotechnology startup, and now Williams has emerged from the fundraising process as the president and CEO of Codiak BioSciences with venture capital to develop exosomes-based therapeutics and diagnostics.

Codiak has a handful of employees – including a CEO with experience at both early-stage and big league biotechs firms...

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