Ralph Kern, BrainStorm - Part of the NameTag Series
Ralph Kern, MD, MHSc, is Chief Operating Officer and Chief Medical Officer at BrainStorm. He brings significant industry and neurodegenerative disease experience to the organization. His biotech experience includes senior medical roles at Genzyme, Novartis, and Biogen. At Novartis he was Vice President and Head of the Neuroscience Medical Team, leading the global launch of Gilenya® in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (rrMS). At Biogen he was Senior Vice President and Head of the Worldwide Medical Organization. His team launched Zinbryta® in rrMS and Spinraza® in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), and developed the medical and scientific strategy for MS, SMA, and Alzheimer’s disease.