Sirtris Signs Leonard P. Guarente to Exclusive

Sirtris Pharamcueticals today announced today Leonard P. Guarente, PhD, Novartis Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has signed a new, exclusive consulting agreement with Sirtris Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Guarente first joined Sirtris’ Scientific Advisory Board as Co-Chair in November 2007. Prior to joining Sirtris, Dr. Guarente was formerly a co-founder of Cambridge, Mass. based Elixir Pharmacueticals, another sirtuin focused startup. Elixir recently postponed its planned IPO. Sirtris has establish a leading edge roster of sirtuin research expertise and this new agreement further solidifies its position.