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Sinaptica Appoints Ken Mariash As Chief Executive Officer

May 24, 2023over 2 years ago

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

Sinaptica Therapeutics

Ken Mariash
CambridgeTherapeuticsBiotechnologyHealth Care

Description

Sinaptica Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage company leading the development of a new class of personalized neuromodulation therapeutics to treat Alzheimer’s and neurodegenerative diseases, announces the appointment of Ken Mariash Jr. as Chief Executive Officer. Mariash brings more than 25 years of life sciences leadership experience in strategy, corporate development, and marketing, both in medtech and biotech, at companies such as CSL Behring, Baxter BioScience, and Boston Scientific, including over a decade in the neuromodulation space.

Company Information

Company

Sinaptica Therapeutics

Location

Cambridge, Maryland, United States

About

Sinaptica Therapeutics™ is a Cambridge MA-based, clinical-stage company that has developed a personalized closed-loop neuromodulation therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). The company was founded by two top clinical researchers in the field of noninvasive brain modulation for neurodegenerative disorders, together with support from biotech, digital health, and medical device industry executives. The company’s SinaptiStim™ System represents a totally new approach to treating AD by enhancing neuroplasticity via neurostimulation of key brain networks involved in memory, and has been granted FDA Breakthrough Designation based on unprecedented published Phase 2 sham-controlled data that achieved statistical significance on all four gold-standard cognitive & functional clinical endpoints. Sinaptica is building upon over a decade of research on innovative brain targeting methods, biophysical modeling, and noninvasive treatment protocols leveraging machine learning on proprietary datasets to create a foundational leap in personalized precision electromagnetic therapeutics. Based on highly significant published sham-controlled data, the company's neurostimulation device and integrated personalization engine has the potential to become one of the most clinically-effective treatments to reach Alzheimer’s patients in over two decades, and is protected by multiple pending patents.

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