Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. announced the appointment of Grant Blouse, Ph.D., as vice president of translational research. Dr. Blouse was most recently principle scientist and project manager at Novo Nordisk A/S, Haemophilia Enzymology, where he led early and late stage hemophilia projects and drove the strategic evaluation of new therapeutic areas in the rare disease space. Prior to Novo Nordisk, Dr. Blouse was a senior scientist at Catalyst Biosciences.