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Grannum Sant

Mar 21, 2018

Exosome Diagnostics has appointed Grannum Sant as its head of medical affairs. Sant holds an appointment as Professor of Urology at Tufts University, where he has spent more than two decades. He has also served various leadership positions in research and professional societies, including a term as President of the New England Section of the American Urological Association.

Outside of academia, Sant worked as a pharma medical affairs and clinical development executive, serving as a vice president of medical affairs at both Sanofi-Aventis US, and at Genzyme. Most recently he was the medical affairs lead for OPKO Health.

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