miRagen Therapeutics Establishes Premier Scientific Advisory Board

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--miRagen Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients’ lives by developing innovative microRNA (miRNA)-based therapeutics for cardiovascular and muscle disease, announced today the formation of the company’s world renowned Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB was established to provide miRagen with valuable guidance in developing an extensive pipeline of microRNA-based drugs and is comprised of leaders who are internationally recognized experts in their respective fields. The SAB is lead by miRagen’s Chief Scientific Advisor and Co-Founder, Eric N. Olson, Ph.D. The first appointed members include Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner Thomas R. Cech, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder, Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Director of the Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology.