Consultant to big pharma joins Avacta

19 December 2023

Avacta Group (AIM: AVCT), a UK life sciences company developing innovative, targeted oncology drugs and diagnostics, has appointed Simon Bennett as chief business officer of the therapeutics division.

Dr Bennett has more than 26 years' commercial experience in the biopharma industry, and has worked with companies from large and mid-sized pharma such as Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and Menarini Group to early stage biotechs, supporting business development and licensing activities.

"Avacta is at a pivotal point, having recently announced clinical data that have already begun to generate interest from potential commercial partners"Indeed, he has been involved in all aspects of business and corporate development including having involvement in more than 80 commercial deals across Europe, North America, Australasia, Japan, Russia and South America.

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