Founders
Based on the pioneering work in antisense technology, Idera was founded as Hybridon in 1989 by Paul Zamecnik, M.D. Dr. Agrawal joined Hybridon as a founding scientist and Dr. Wyngaarden joined as founding member of the Board of Directors.
Left to right: Paul Zamecnik, Sudhir Agrawal, James Wyngaarden
James B. Wyngaarden, M.D.
Founding Board Member, Former Director, National Institutes of Health
Paul C. Zamecnik, M.D.
(1912-2009) Collis P. Huntington Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Recipient of Lasker Award and National Medal of Science
Sudhir Agrawal, D.Phil.
Founding Scientist, Current Chairman of the Board, CEO and President
