Jim Cardia

James Cardia, Ph.D., is the Vice President of Scientific Operations at Phio Pharmaceuticals, with over 10 years of experience in biotechnology. During his tenure at Phio, Dr. Cardia’s group was responsible for the discovery and optimization of “self-delivering” RNAi platform (termed INTASYL™) and the development and characterization of multiple INTASYL compounds for the treatment of cancer as well as dermal and ocular scarring. He has managed the intellectual property portfolio of Phio and has led business development activities, resulting in multiple licensing and co-development agreements. He has also contributed to numerous publications and patent applications. Dr. Cardia has a Ph.D. in chemistry from Boston College and received postdoctoral training in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University.