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Christoph Westphal

Jul 13, 2006
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Sirtris Pharmaceuticals said that it's CEO, Christoph Westphal, has been named the Ernst & Young New England Entrepreneur of the Year in the biopharmaceutical field.

Westphal is a co-founder of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, and previously was a partner at Alnylam investor Polaris Venture Partners.

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