Innovating Approaches to Target Diseases of Aging with Jerry McLaughlin, CEO of Life Biosciences

In this episode, Ayesha spoke with Jerry McLaughlin, chief executive officer and board member of Life Biosciences, a company advancing innovative cellular rejuvenation platforms to reverse diseases of aging. Life Biosciences is developing a gene therapy for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), two types of optic neuropathies with significant unmet needs. The company is developing innovative therapies for these indications that are based on innovative partial epigenetic reprogramming and chaperone-mediated autophagy technologies. Jerry McLaughlin has over 30 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry and has been involved in the discovery, clinical development and global commercialization of more than a dozen FDA-approved drugs with multiple successful exits. Jerry began his career at Merck and was extensively involved in multiple blockbuster product launches. Most recently, Jerry was President and CEO for Neos Therapeutics, Inc., a commercial stage pharmaceutical company. He holds a BA in economics from Dickinson College and an MBA from the Villanova School of Business. Tune into the episode to learn more about the work Jerry is leading at Life Biosciences to better understand and target the biology of aging through innovative therapeutics for aging-related diseases with critical unmet medical needs. For more life science and medical device content, visit the Xtalks Vitals homepage. https://xtalks.com/vitals/ Follow Us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Xtalks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xtalks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Xtalks.Webinars/