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Syapse: Thomas Brown

Oct 16, 2019

Syapse has hired Thomas Brown as its first chief medical officer, in charge of the company's research collaborations with health systems and other life sciences organizations. He also will be the primary liaison to regulatory agencies. Brown, an oncologist and cancer researcher, comes to Syapse after serving as executive director of the Swedish Cancer Institute at Providence St. Joseph Health in Seattle. He also cochaired the Providence St. Joseph Health Genomics Initiative.

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