Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the appointment of Peter Wirth as Chair of the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Wirth is an industry veteran with a track record of value creation in biotechnology. Mr. Wirth was a senior executive at Genzyme from 1996 until its acquisition by Sanofi in 2011, most recently serving as Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Development, Chief Risk Officer and Corporate Secretary. Prior to Genzyme, Mr. Wirth practiced law at Palmer & Dodge LLP, where he was head of the firm’s biotechnology practice group and served as outside counsel for Genzyme as well as numerous other biopharmaceutical companies. He is currently Chairman of FORMA Therapeutics, Executive Chairman of ZappRx, and Senior Advisor to Zai Lab Limited.