Histogen announces Alfred Spada Ph.D asChief Scientific Officer

Histogen announced the appointment of Alfred P. Spada Ph.D. as Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer. "We are very excited about Dr. Spada joining our management team. Dr. Spada is a world expert in both the biology of apoptosis and the chemistry of designing potent caspase inhibitors," said Steven J. Mento Ph.D., Executive Chairman and Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. "He is an excellent fit for Histogen’s new direction which is focused on the development of our caspase inhibitors as innovative treatments for infectious and inflammatory diseases. His hiring is particularly timely as we move forward with our planning for the clinical trial of emricasan as a treatment for bacterial skin infections."