Gilead appoints Philippe Bishop as senior vice president of hematology and oncology therapeutics

15 December 2014

US biotech major Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) has appointed Philippe Bishop as senior vice president of hematology and oncology therapeutics.

He joins from Genentech, a Roche subsidiary (ROG: SIX), where he was vice president of product development in oncology since 2007. Prior to this, he held positions at Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Sanofi-Aventis (Euronext: SAN). He has also worked at the US Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.

John McHutchison, executive vice president of clinical research, said: "Philippe is an accomplished physician with an extensive background in cancer drug development and I am very pleased to welcome him to Gilead. Philippe's appointment reflects Gilead's ongoing commitment to further building a leading hematology and oncology therapeutic area. His clinical development expertise, translational focus and strategic leadership will be of great value as we work to advance our growing pipeline of therapies for hematological malignancies and solid tumors."

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