Vigil Neuro
Evan brings over 15 years of drug development experience and cross-functional leadership to Vigil. He joined Vigil from Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he served as VP of Nonclinical Development. Prior to Ra Pharma, Evan worked at Genentech, Inc., holding positions of increasing responsibility, including Ophthalmology Platform Team Leader, Research Team Lead, and Safety Assessment Therapeutic Area Leader. He began his career as a regulatory and investigative toxicologist at the Schering-Plough Research Institute. Evan has extensive experience developing a wide range of therapeutic modalities across numerous therapeutic areas from discovery through registration and is focused on optimizing best practices in drug development through publications and participation in industry consortia. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental and Molecular Toxicology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Vigil Neuro
Vigil Neuroscience is the world’s first microglia-focused therapeutics company. Their purpose is clear: to treat rare and common neurodegenerative diseases by restoring the vigilance of the microglia, the sentinel cells of the brain’s immune system. They are utilizing the tools of modern neuroscience drug development across multiple therapeutic modalities to rapidly deliver precision-based therapies to improve the lives of patients and their families.