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Aspa Clinical Studies

A Member of the BridgeBio Family

Our Mission:
A Cure for Canavan Disease.

About ASPA

Aspa Therapeutics, a subsidiary of BridgeBio Pharma, is a biotechnology company focused on developing a treatment for Canavan disease, a devastating inherited condition without an FDA-approved therapy. Aspa is led by a team of veteran biotechnology executives. Together with patients and physicians, the company aims to bring a safe and effective treatment for Canavan disease to patients as quickly as possible.

BridgeBio is a team of experienced drug discoverers, developers and innovators working to create life-altering medicines that target well-characterized genetic diseases at their source. BridgeBio was founded in 2015 to identify and advance transformative medicines to treat patients who suffer from Mendelian diseases, which are diseases that arise from defects in a single gene, and cancers with clear genetic drivers. BridgeBio’s pipeline of over 20 development programs includes product candidates ranging from early discovery to late-stage development.

Leadership

Eric Michael David, MD, JD

Chief Executive Officer

Adam Shaywitz, MD, PhD

Chief Medical Officer

Clayton Beard, PhD

Senior Vice President. Research and Development

David Rintell, Ed.D

Patent Advocacy

Guangping Gao, PhD

Scientific Co-founder

Dominic J. Gessler, MD

Scientific Co-founder

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