James Richardson, PhD

Jim leads analytical development at Interius, cutting across all scientific efforts at the company. Trained as a virologist, he has more than 25 years of experience developing viral products for the prevention and treatment of disease. Jim comes to Interius from Altimmune, where he was Director of Scientific Affairs. Previously, he led the cell and gene therapy standards development efforts at US Pharmacopeia. In previous roles at Advanced BioScience Laboratories and the Foundation Fighting Blindness, Jim led translational science activities for the development of vaccines and biologics to prevent and treat infectious and retinal diseases. He has also held positions responsible for performing viral clearance and adventitious agent testing at ViroMed Biosafety, as well as AAV vector development and characterization at Genovo/Targeted Genetics.

Jim received his BS degree in microbiology from Cornell University, his MS in microbiology from Colorado State University, and his PhD in biomedical sciences at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.