Biography

Dr. Eric J. Ende has been a member of the Board of Directors since December 2018. Dr. Ende is the President of Ende BioMedical Consulting Group, a privately-held consulting company focused on the life sciences industry, a position he has held since 2009. Since November 2019, Dr. Ended has been a member of the board of directors of Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, where he also serves as the chair of the compensation committee and is a member of the audit and science committees. Since May 2017, Dr. Ende has been a member of the board of directors of Matinas BioPharma, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, where he chairs the Compensation Committee and serves on the Audit Committee. From January 2015 to October 2016, he served as Chairman of the Unsecured Creditor’s Committee in the bankruptcy of Egenix, Inc. From 2010 to 2011, Dr. Ende served on the board of directors and as a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committees of Genzyme Corp., a biotechnology company, until it was acquired in 2011 by Sanofi S.A. From 2002 through 2008 Dr. Ende was the senior biotechnology analyst at Merrill Lynch; from 2000 through 2002 he was the senior biotechnology analyst at Bank of America Securities; and from 1997 to 2000 he was a biotechnology analyst at Lehman Brothers. Dr. Ende received an MBA in Finance and Accounting from NYU — Stern Business School in 1997, an MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1994, and a BS in Biology and Psychology from Emory University in 1990.