Aurinia Pharmaceuticals which is a clinical stage bio pharmaceutical company aiming to enhance its global immunology market appointed Michael Hayden,CM OBC MB ChB PhD FRCP (C) FRSC to its board of directors.
Richard M. Glickman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Aurinia. “His skillset rounds out our board with world class research and development experience which will prove extremely valuable as we initiate our new indications and assess strategic growth options for Aurinia.”
Dr. Hayden was recently named one of the 50 Canadians born in the 20th century who have changed the world. He is the co-founder of three biotechnology companies: NeuroVir Therapeutics Inc., Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Aspreva Pharmaceuticals Corp. Dr. Hayden sits on different boards including Xenon Pharmaceuticals and Lycera. Author of over 860 peer-reviewed publications and invited submissions, Dr. Hayden has focused his research primarily on genetic diseases, including genetics of diabetes, lipoprotein disorders, Huntington disease, predictive and personalized medicine.