Curi Bio, a developer of human stem cell-based platforms for drug discovery, has appointed  Nicholas A. Geisse, Ph.D. as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Dr. Geisse has been serving as the Chief Science Officer at Curi Bio since 2017. During that time, he was responsible for guiding the company’s scientific strategy and the commercialization of its next-generation products designed to greatly improve the predictive power of in vitro cell-based assays. Dr. Geisse succeeds Michael Cho, J.D., who will continue with the company in a role focusing on corporate strategy and legal matters.
 
“It has been an honor to lead this company and to work with such talented and dedicated colleagues over the past seven years,” said Michael Cho. “I am proud to announce Nick as my successor; he has shown exceptional leadership for our science and product development teams and brings a deep understanding of our values and mission. His broad experience was critical in the development of the Mantarray 3D engineered muscle tissue platform and he has a proven track record of delivering results for our stakeholders. Nick has my full support. I look forward to working with him and the management team to bring even more success to the company.”
 
Dr. Geisse said, “During my time at Curi Bio, I’ve been privileged to witness the company become a world leader in developing in vitro disease models that are in use by virtually all top pharmaceutical companies. I am also very proud of the strong company culture of ‘science first’ innovation that we have fostered. I am honored and humbled to lead this extraordinary team of world-class scientists and engineers into Curi Bio’s next growth phase as we doggedly pursue our mission to accelerate the development of next-generation medicines. I am looking forward to the opportunity to cultivate additional partnerships and client relationships and to build on our incredible momentum.”
 
“Nick has been essential to Curi Bio’s rapid growth since he joined the company six years ago,” said Elliot Fisher, co-founder and Chief Business Officer of Curi Bio. “I have full confidence in Nick’s ability to continue delivering strong leadership as we build on our successes and tackle new challenges. Nick has shown a clear commitment to excellence as we strive to achieve a very aggressive growth trajectory at Curi Bio.”