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Thomas Sciascia, M.D. is a co-founder, and has served as Chief Science Officer since the company's inception in March 2011. Previously, Dr. Sciascia was the Senior Vice President of Clinical Developmentand Regulatory and Chief Medical Officer at Penwest. Prior to joining Penwest, Dr. Sciascia worked at Quintiles, Inc. as a consultant to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Dr. Sciascia also worked as Medical Director at Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. (later acquired by Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc). Dr. Sciascia received a B.S. in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a medical degree from Columbia University. He is a board-certified neurologist licensed to practice medicine in the state of Massachusetts.