US biotech Paragon Therapeutics yesterday revealed that biotech industry veteran Susanna High has been appointed as chief executive (CEO). In this newly-created role, Ms High will lead the team’s continued efforts to propel the development of a pipeline of transformative therapies and accelerate their potential impact. 22 November 2024
US biotech major Amgen has announced that Dr Howard Chang will join the company as senior vice president of research, effective December 16, 2024. 21 November 2024
Belgian biotech start-up ExeVir Bio says it has appointed Michael Garrett as its new chief executive (CEO), effective 1 December 2024. 18 November 2024
ALX Oncology Holdings, a Californian immuno-oncology company, has announced the appointment of Alan Sandler as chief medical officer (CMO). 14 November 2024
VarmX, a Dutch biotech developing innovative approaches for the bypass of direct oral anticoagulants targeting activated factor Xa (FXa DOACs) and inherited coagulation disorders, has appointed industry veteran John Glasspool (pictured, above) as chief executive. 12 November 2024
French biotech DiogenX, which is focused on regenerating insulin-producing beta cells for the treatment of diabetes, today announces the appointment of Dr Klara Owen as chief medical officer. 12 November 2024
Rubedo Life Sciences, a US biopharma developing first-in-class therapies targeting senescent cells which drive age-related diseases, has announced the appointment of Frederick C Beddingfield III, as chief executive officer and board director. 11 November 2024
US clinical-stage drug developer Acumen Pharmaceuticals has appointed Amy Schacterle as chief regulatory officer and head of quality, reporting to Jim Doherty, president and chief development officer at Acumen. 7 November 2024
Memo Therapeutics, a privately-held Swiss biotech company translating unique responses into superior medicines to treat viral infections and cancer, has appointed a new chief development officer (CDO). 4 November 2024
Netherlands-based Tessellate BIO, a pre-clinical stage biotech with a focus on novel synthetic lethality approaches, today announced the appointment of Dr Lara Boyd as chief business officer. 4 November 2024
Denmark’s Commit Biologics, a specialist in the activation of the complement system to treat cancer and autoimmune disease, has announced the appointment of Mikkel Wandahl Pedersen as chief scientific officer (CSO). 15 October 2024
French biotech Innate Pharma has appointed Jonathan Dickinson as its new chief executive (CEO) and chairman of the executive board, effective November 1, 2024. 14 October 2024
Calluna Pharma, a biotech focused on treating inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, has appointed Mark Gaffney as its new chief executive. 9 October 2024
Privately-held UK biotech Curve Therapeutics has announced the appointment of Rab Prinjha as chief research and development (R&D) officer. 9 October 2024
UK-headquartered biotech Tiziana Life Sciences has announced the appointment of Dr Matthew Davis as its new chief operating officer (COO). 13 June 2023
Privately-held Dutch biotech Amarna Therapeutics has appointed Dr Henk Streefkerk as the company’s new chief executive and medical director. 7 June 2023
Flagship Pioneering founded company Ring Therapeutics today announced the appointment of Konstantin Konstantinov as its chief technology officer. 7 June 2023
Swiss biotech Idorsia today revealed that Simon Jose will leave his position as chief commercial officer and member of the Idorsia executive committee to pursue other opportunities. 30 May 2023
UK-based Senisca, a biotech company developing RNA-based therapeutics to reverse cellular senescence and target age-related disease, has announced an expansion of its leadership team. 18 May 2023
Gilead Sciences has announced that Cindy Perettie will join the firm as executive vice president of its subsidiary company Kite, overseeing the cell therapy business. 17 May 2023
Pan Cancer T, a spin-off from The Netherlands’ Erasmus Medical Center focused on the discovery and development of next-generation TCR-T therapies against solid tumors, has a new boss. 12 May 2023
UK-based cancer immunotherapy company Immodulon has named Richard Davies its new chairman of the board, appointed Gertjan Bartlema chief executive and brought in Peter Greaney as chief business officer. 10 May 2023
Cambridge, USA-based Orbital Therapeutics, which debuted last September with the vision of enhancing global health by unleashing the full potential of RNA medicines to treat human disease in ways that were not previously possible, has now announced the successful closing of a $270 million Series A financing. 27 April 2023