French pharma major Sanofi has chosen EUROAPI as the name for the future leading European company dedicated to the development, production and marketing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API). 12 January 2021
Innocoll Holdings, a specialty pharma company wholly-owned by Gurnet Point Capital, a private investment firm focused on health care, has named Louis Pascarella its new chief executive. 11 January 2021
Austrian antiviral vaccine and immunodiagnostics specialist Viravaxx has appointed Helmut Brunar, former CEO and chairman at Axentis Pharma, as chief executive officer. 11 January 2021
German privately-held vascular integrity company Adrenomed today revealed that Wolfgang Baiker has been appointed as chief executive (CEO) effective January 1, 2021. 4 January 2021
US privately-held immunotherapy company ImmunityBio has appointed Fabio Benedetti as chief strategy officer, effective January 4, 2021. 31 December 2020
South Korean contract development and manufacturing organization Samsung Biologics says that John Rim will become its president and chief executive, with immediate effect. 17 December 2020
Privately-held Danish medical dermatology specialist LEO Pharma today announced that Jörg Möller will join its global leadership team as executive vice president, global research and development, effective January 1, 2021. 16 December 2020
Novo Seeds, the early-stage investment and company creation team of Novo Holdings, has invested in a new portfolio company Hemab ApS, which is focused on the development of bispecific antibodies for the treatment of rare bleeding disorders. 14 December 2020
French immunotherapy specialist Transgene said yesterday that its board had approved the appointment of Hedi Ben Brahim as its new chairman and chief executive, effective January 1, 2021. 4 December 2020
UK-based rare diseases specialist Mereo BioPharma today announced the appointment of Dr Suba Krishnan as senior vice president of clinical development, effective December 7, 2020. 23 November 2020
The new head of the European Medicines Agency, Emer Cooke, has formally started work in the role, kicking off a five-year renewable mandate as executive director. 16 November 2020
Boehringer Ingelheim said today it has recently welcomed Yew Looi Liew (YL) as the newly-appointed president of US Human Pharma at its US headquarters, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals based in Ridgefield, CT, which is the German family-owned drug major’s largest US subsidiary. 30 October 2020
EXUMA Biotech Corporation, the company discovering and developing CAR-T products and delivery solutions for liquid and solid tumors, has announced an update to its senior leadership team. 19 October 2020
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
Fennec Pharmaceuticals has announced the addition of three new executives to bolster its leadership team as the company prepares for expanded commercial operations. 28 October 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
Cancer start-up Black Diamond Therapeutics has announced a significant restructuring as part of its plan to focus resources on its lead drug, BDTX-1535. 10 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
Cambridge, USA-based biotech Judo Bio has announced the company’s launch and $100 million in initial financing, including seed financing and Series A. 7 October 2024
Mosaic Therapeutics, a UK-based oncology therapeutics company dedicated to resolving cancer’s complexity to power new combination therapies for patients, has announced the appointment of Barry Davies as chief scientific officer. 7 October 2024
ViroCell Biologics, a UK contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has announces the appointment of Nicholas Ostrout, as vice president of corporate development and strategy. 7 October 2024