Privately-held UK biotech Curve Therapeutics today announced the further strengthening of its leadership team with the appointments of Andre Hoekema as chairman of the board and Cora Griffin as head of business development. 2 October 2024
NK:IO, a London startup developing a cell therapy for treating solid tumors, has announced the appointment of a permant chief executive and the finalization of a seed funding round. 2 October 2024
Halda Therapeutics, a US biotech company advancing cancer treatments, announced the appointment of Christian Schade as president and chief executive. 1 October 2024
AstronauTx, a biotech developing novel treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, has announced the appointment of Jane Rhodes as chief executive officer. 1 October 2024
USA-based engineered regulatory T cells (Tregs) company GentiBio today announced the appointment of Dr Mark Bach as chief medical officer. 30 September 2024
Recently-created by US biotech incubator Flagship Pioneering, Abiologics has announced the appointment of Maria-Chiara Magnone as its chief scientific officer. 26 September 2024
German privately-held biotech ARTCLINE Bio-Therapies today announced the appointment of Dirk Hessel as additional managing director of the company. 23 September 2024
Stalicla, a privately-held Swiss biotech, today announced that Dr Paulo Fontoura will be joining its drug development team as chief scientific and clinical development advisor. 19 September 2024
US contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) BioCentriq has appointed Syed Husain as its new chief executive (CEO), and as a member of the board of directors. 19 September 2024
Californian biopharma 89bio, a company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases, has announced an important appointment. 17 September 2024
British biotech IMU Biosciences has announced key changes to its leadership team as it looks to grow in the field of precision medicine. 17 September 2024
Ohio, USA-based Trailhead Biosystems has appointed Josh Snow as its new chief commercial officer, as the company moves to expand its presence in the commercial market with its iPSC-derived human cell products. 16 September 2024
US neurological diseases specialist Ovid Therapeutics has announced the promotion of Meg Alexander to president and chief operating officer (COO). 12 September 2024
French cancer focused biotech Transgene has appointed two seasoned leaders in oncology who will be instrumental in advancing the company’s innovative immunotherapy programs 10 September 2024
Italy-based biotech AAVantgarde Bio has appointed Jayashree Sahni as its new chief medical officer, replacing Naveed Shams, who has held the role since 2022. 10 September 2024
UK clinical-stage biopharma firm Verona Pharma today announced the expansion of its global clinical development team with the appointment of Kathleen Rickard as chief medical officer, and Tara Rheault as vice president of R&D operations and global project management. 3 January 2019
US biotech firm Semma Therapeutics today announced the appointments of: David Lebwohl as chief medical officer; David DiGiusto as chief technology officer; and Ann Darda as head of human resources. 19 December 2018
Japanese biotech firm Sosei Group today announced that its board of directors, at a meeting held on December 11, 2018, approved a change in its president and chief executive (CEO). 12 December 2018
Following the previously-announced plans of John Milligan to step down from the top post by year-end, US biotech major Gilead Sciences has named Daniel O'Day as chairman and chief executive, effective March 1, 2019. 10 December 2018
Israel and USA-based biotech Anchiano Therapeutics today announced the appointment of David Kerstein, as the company’s new chief medical officer (CMO). 27 November 2018
Greg MacMichael, the former global head of cell and gene therapy technical development and manufacturing at Swiss pharma giant Novartis, is one of five new recruits to join Axovant Sciences. 26 November 2018
With current Gilead Sciences chief executive John Milligan standing down at the end of the year, the announcement on his successor is one of the most eagerly-awaited in biopharma at present. 21 November 2018
UK-based Mundipharma has agreed a deal worth up to $600 million to acquire exclusive Japanese rights for Invossa (TissueGene-C) with South Korean firm Kolon Life Science. 19 November 2018
UK-headquartered commercial-stage biotech firm Orchard Therapeutics today announced two additions to its global commercial leadership team, appointing Robin Kenselaar as senior vice president and general manager, EMEA commercial operations, and Brad Mathis as vice president, US commercial operations. 8 November 2018
US biotech Celgene has appointed Dr Alise Reicin as president, global clinical development, reporting to Mark Alles, chairman and chief executive, effective November 1, 2018. 24 October 2018
Simon Jose, a Brit who has spent more than 30 years in pharma, is to become chief commercial officer of Idorsia, the research-based spin-out from Actelion following the latter’s acquisition by Johnson & Johnson. 23 October 2018
Swedish firm Medivir has announced that Uli Hacksell will replace Christine Lind as chief executive, with immediate effect, just 18 months after she took up the position. 16 October 2018
Carri Duncan has left her role as senior investor relations manager with German pharma major Bayer to join the CAR-T specialist Celyad. 27 September 2018
Adam Keeney has been appointed president and chief executive of NodThera, a biotech focused on the discovery and development of NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors for the treatment of diseases driven by chronic inflammation. 24 September 2018
San Franciscan microbial genomics specialist uBiome has raised $83 million in a series C financing round directed at funding an expansion into therapeutics. 21 September 2018
Based on its strong focus on the Asian market, French metabolic diseases biotech company Poxel has made another significant move to solidify its position, forming a fully-owned Japanese subsidiary, Poxel KK. 13 September 2018
Rheos Medicines, a Boston, USA, biotech developing novel medicines that modulate metabolic pathways in immune cells to treat disease, has poached an experienced big pharma R&D leader from Roche to be its new chief executive. 6 September 2018