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Serapha Bio Appoints Kenneth T. Mills as Chief Executive Officer and Names Senior Leadership Team to Advance Potential Best-in-Class in vivo Base Editing Program for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

$BOLDPress releaseSep 15, 2026, 7:00 AM ETRead the release

Serapha Bio named Kenneth T. Mills as CEO and board member and appointed a full senior leadership team, including Daphne Karydas as President and CFO, Weston Miller as CMO, Nina Hunter as Chief Development Officer and Shiva Fritsch as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. The company reaffirmed that its merger with Boundless Bio (Nasdaq: BOLD) remains on track to close in Q4 2026, supported by roughly $230 million in committed pre-closing private investments co-led by RTW Investments and RA Capital, with about $138 million already funded and approximately $92 million more expected at closing. The combined company will trade on Nasdaq under the ticker AATD, subject to approval.

Key figures

Drug Name
SERP-01
Phase Of Trial
Phase 2/3
Post merger ticker
AATD
Series a funded usd
138000000
Expected merger close
Q4 2026
Regulatory designations
["orphan drug designation","RMAT designation","IND clearance"]
Phase23 initiation window
late 2026 or early 2027
Pre closing private investments usd
230000000
Expected funding at merger close usd
92000000

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