Kindred Biosciences, Inc. announced that it has appointed Lyndon Lien, Ph.D., an experienced biotech CEO, entrepreneur and investor, and Nanxi Liu, CEO and Co-Founder of Enplug and Co-Founder of Nanoly Bioscience, to its Board of Directors, effective February 5, 2021. Lyndon Lien is CEO and Co-Founder of Qinotto, a biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing therapeutics for neurological diseases. Previously, he was Operating Partner at Pivotal bioVenture Partners, a life sciences venture capital firm. He was also CEO and Co-Founder of Balance Therapeutics, a rare cognition and sleep disorder biopharmaceutical company which he led from early preclinical development through Phase 2 clinical trials. Dr. Lien previously served in various strategy, business development, and operating roles at Elan, J&J, and McKinsey. Dr. Lien received a PhD in Genetics and an AB from Harvard University, and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. Nanxi Liu is CEO and Co-Founder of Enplug, a digital display software company used by Fortune 500 companies, and was named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 and Fortune's 10 Most Promising Women Entrepreneurs. She also co-founded Nanoly Bioscience, a venture-backed biotech company that develops polymers that enable vaccines and other biologics to be stored without refrigeration. Ms. Liu serves on the Board of CarParts.com, on the Board of Advisors for Covington Capital Management, and on the California Department of Motor Vehicles'New Motor Vehicle Board. Ernest Mario retired from the Board on February 5, 2021. Mario will remain as an advisor to the company for the remainder of 2021.