Juno Therapeutics names R&D president

18 April 2017

US biotech firm Juno Therapeutics (Nasdaq: JUNO) has appointed Sunil Agarwal as president of research and development.

With Dr Agarwal’s appointment, Juno will bring R&D under one leader responsible for the execution of Juno’s drug development pipeline, integration of translational insights into ongoing programs, and the prioritization of research and development initiatives. Prior to joining Juno, Dr Agarwal’s last industry role was chief medical officer, executive vice president at Ultragenyx.

Back in January, Juno poached former senior VP and head of global clinical operations and industry collaborations at a US subsidiary of Swiss pharma giant Roche to take the post of executive VP and head of development operations.

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