Rubedo Life Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing first-in-class therapies targeting senescent cells which drive age-related diseases, today announced the appointment of Frederick C. Beddingfield III, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer and board director. He succeeds Rubedo founder Marco Quarta, Ph.D., who will transition to the role of Chief Scientific Officer, and will remain on the Board of Directors.
The appointment follows Rubedo’s recent $40M Series A financing round announced in April 2024, led by Khosla Ventures and Ahren Innovation Capital, and others. The company recently announced its European expansion ahead of its first clinical trial, and additional investment from CDP Venture Capital.
Dr. Beddingfield is a physician-scientist and serial biotechnology entrepreneur, and brings more than 20 years of life sciences leadership to Rubedo. He was founder, president, chief executive and member of the board of directors of Sienna Biopharmaceuticals and took the company public in 2017, and previously served as Chief Medical Officer at Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, which was acquired by Allergan for $2.1 billion.
His tenure at Allergan spanned more than a decade, where he held multiple senior roles, including Therapeutic Area Head of Dermatology and Chief Medical Officer of Allergan Medical. He led the development and approval of many globally recognized brands across medical dermatology, aesthetics, neurology, and metabolic therapies. These brands include Botox® (for cosmetic, hyperhidrosis, and spasticity indications), Juvederm®, Voluma®, Kybella®, Latisse®, Aczone®, and Tazorac®. He was most recently executive partner at Apollo Health Ventures, focusing on biotechnology start-ups in longevity and age-related diseases. Prior to Apollo, he served as the chief executive officer and as a director of Kira Pharmaceuticals.
