Aengus mac Sweeney

Director And Team Leader, Biology Drug Discovery at Idorsia

Aengus Mac Sweeney is an accomplished professional in the field of structural biology with extensive experience in drug discovery and project leadership. Currently serving as the Director and Team Leader of Biology Drug Discovery at Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd since June 2017, Aengus has developed expertise in structural biology and related skills. Previous roles include Associate Director and Team Leader of Protein Purification and Crystallization at Actelion, and Research Investigator III at Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, where contributions were made to drug discovery projects and the development of the complement factor B drug iptacopan. Aengus began a career as a Research Scientist at Morphochem and held a postdoctoral position at the University of Zurich, focusing on protein crystallization and structural biology. Educational credentials include a Ph.D. in Protein Crystallography from the National University of Ireland, Galway, and a B.Sc. in Chemistry and Biochemistry from the University of Galway.

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Idorsia Ltd is a Switzerland-based biopharmaceutical company, which specializes in the discovery and development of small molecules, to meet significant unmet medical needs. The Company will have a diverse clinical development pipeline comprising several compounds being investigated in multiple therapeutic areas, including central nervous system disorders, cardiovascular disorders, immunological disorders and orphan diseases. The Company's development compounds target a number of different diseases such as: Resistant Hypertension, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Chronic insomnia and Fabry disease, among others.


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