Avidity Biosciences has appointed Sarah Boyce as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Avidity Board of Directors.
 
“We are delighted to welcome Sarah as the new CEO of Avidity Biosciences,” said Troy Wilson, Ph.D., J.D., Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, co-founder and founding CEO of Avidity. “Sarah’s broad experience in the healthcare industry, combined with her strategic expertise and track record of leading high-performance teams, position her to be a great partner to both the board and management as we continue to advance our pipeline, optimize our AOC™ platform and prepare to initiate our first clinical study.”
 
Ms. Boyce has extensive experience in the life sciences industry, where she has built global organizations and brought to patients a number of innovative therapies, including Tegsedi, Waylivra, Soliris, Gleevec and Tasigna. She most recently served as President and a member of the board of directors of Akcea Therapeutics, where she led commercialization of the company’s rare disease products. Prior to joining Akcea in April 2018, Ms. Boyce held multiple executive-level roles at leading pharma and biotech companies including Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Forest Laboratories, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Novartis Oncology and Roche.