NXI Therapeutics names new CEO
Venture Kick backed Swiss biotech NXI Therapeutics (formerly NextImmune) today announced the appointment of Dr Ruben Herrendorff as its new chief executive (CEO) to drive the next stage of the company’s development.
Dr Herrendorff was previously co-founder and CEO of Polyneuron Pharmaceuticals AG, a blue-chip VC-backed biotech developing a new antigen-specific technology platform to tackle antibody-mediated autoimmune diseases.
The company also announced that it has appointed Dr Ulf Grawunder to its board of directors. Dr Grawunder is a successful serial biotech entrepreneur, who has founded and exited two biotech companies since 2004: 4-Antibody (sold to US-based Agenus) and NBE-Therapeutics (sold to Boehringer Ingelheim). Recently, he became managing partner at Swiss Viopas Venture Consulting and he has co-founded T-CURX, which is focused on the development of next-generation CAR-T cell therapies for cancer patients, where he has recently assumed the position of CEO.
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