Kasra Kasraian

Kasra Kasraian brings over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry. Prior to bluebird bio, Kasra led the Technical Operation, Quality, and Regulatory CMC function at Zafgen. Before Zafgen, he held scientific and leadership roles at Genetics Institute, Pfizer, Wyeth, and Biogen in the areas of formulation development, process development, technical services, manufacturing, and CMC management encompassing both early phase development through commercialization for both small molecules and biologics. During his tenure at Biogen the CMC team he led guided the submission and approval of 4 BLAs/MAAs. As the Head of Technical Development & Operations at bluebird bio, Kasra oversees process development, analytical development, manufacturing sciences, manufacturing, patient operations, and supply chain.