Vigil Neuroscience, Inc. announced it appointed Samantha Budd Haeberlein, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors. Dr. Budd Haeberlein brings more than 20 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience across research, translational medicine, and clinical development with a focus on CNS indications. She most recently served as Senior Vice President and Head of Neurodegeneration Development at Biogen, where she was responsible for the late-stage development of the company's Alzheimer's, dementia and movement disorder programs. Prior to that, Dr. Budd Haeberlein held roles of increasing responsibility across Research and Development in the US, Canada, and Sweden with AstraZeneca.

Dr. Budd Haeberlein has led clinical programs through early and late clinical stages, across multiple modalities and indications, and in doing so, has shown her passion for advancing research on biomarkers, patient selection, diagnostics, and ultimately therapeutics for progressive neurological disorders. Dr. Budd Haeberlein held a leadership role in the development of ADUHELM® and LEQEMBI. For her leadership, she has been awarded the 2017 Fierce Women in Biotech Award, and in 2019 an honorary Doctorate from the University of Dundee.

Prior to joining the biopharmaceutical industry, she was an instructor at Harvard Medical School and did research at The Burnham Institute. Dr. Budd Haeberlein holds a Ph.D. and B.Sc. in Biochemistry from the University of Dundee.

She is a board member of The Boston Home, a national model for the care of adults with advanced progressive neurological disorders.