Enhanced Genomics appoints Dr Katerina Leftheris to its Board

Sat, Jan 31, 2026

Enhanced Genomics (‘Enhanced’ or ‘the Company’), the biotechnology company pioneering 3D multi-omics to rapidly identify high-confidence, genetically validated drug targets for common diseases, today announced Katerina Leftheris, Ph.D. has joined its Board of Directors. Katerina’s appointment as a Director forms part of the Company’s ongoing strategy to expand its internal therapeutics pipeline for drug targets identified using its 3D multi-omics platform.

Katerina is an experienced scientific and executive leader, with over 30 years of experience in senior scientific positions in large pharma and biotech companies, including Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), Celgene (acquired by BMS), and Pliant Therapeutics, during which time she led discovery and development programs to advance 15 compounds into clinical development. Most recently, Katerina was Chief Scientific Officer at a machine learning-based oral macrocycle drug development company, Vilya, and is on the Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory boards for several biotech companies focused on therapeutics development. Katerina was recently elected 2026 Vice Chair for the Medicinal Chemistry (MEDI) Division and member of the Committee on Science for the American Chemical Society. She is also a visiting Professor of Chemistry at Stony Brook University. Katerina was awarded a PhD in Organic Chemistry from UC San Diego and holds a BA in Chemistry and Biochemistry from Smith College.

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