Polaryx Appoints Will Charlton CMO Ahead of Phase 2 SOTERIA Trial
Polaryx Therapeutics appointed Will Charlton, M.D., M.A.S., as chief medical officer to lead clinical strategy for its lead candidate, PLX-200. He will oversee the Phase 2 SOTERIA open-label, single-arm basket trial assessing safety, tolerability and clinical activity in CLN2, CLN3, Krabbe and Sandhoff disease patients. The FDA issued a safe-to-proceed letter for SOTERIA in October 2025, and trial data are expected to guide subsequent development. The company plans to start the study in Q4 2026.