René Russo named CEO of new I-O company

23 May 2019
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Akrevia Therapeutics, a privately-held biopharma that was launched in September 2018 by Atlas and F-Prime, has now named its first chief executive.

The Boston-based company, focused on developing highly-potent, tumor-targeted immuno-oncology (I-O) therapeutics, has handed the top job to experienced biotech leader, René Russo (pictured above).

Dr Russo has spent more than 20 years working in pharmaceutical research and development, including executive leadership roles spanning early clinical research through successful commercialization.

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