ArQule announced on Friday that it was strengthening its management team with the addition of two new senior vice presidents, former Citibank banking director Marc Schegerin and Shirish Hirani, a longstanding VP of drug development at Ariad Pharmaceuticals. 25 May 2018
Norbert Bischofberger has been named chief executive of Kronos Bio, one of the portfolio companies of venture capital firm and merchant bank Two River. 24 May 2018
Sensei Biotherapeutics, a privately-held company known as Panacea Pharmaceuticals until earlier this year, has announced the appointment of John Celebi as chief executive as the company seeks to push forward with its lead cancer vaccine. 16 May 2018
Horizon Discovery’s announcement on the identity of its new chief executive on Monday has been followed on Tuesday by a major drop in the share price of the gene editing company. 9 May 2018
French independent pharma company Pierre Fabre has named Eric Ducournau as its new chief executive, taking over from Bertrand Parmentier who has announced his retirement. 7 May 2018
US pharma major Eli Lilly today announced that Leena Gandhi, a prestigious thoracic oncologist with a focus on immunotherapy and early drug development, will join Lilly Oncology on June 25, 2018 to lead immuno-oncology medical development. 2 May 2018
Grünenthal has announced that Philip Just Larsen is to join the company chief scientific officer (CSO) and member of the corporate executive board. 30 April 2018
A month after US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson announced that its chief financial officer (CFO) Dominic Caruso was to retire after 12 years in the role and Takeda's finance boss left his job with the Japanese firm, France’s biggest pharma company has said that it is losing its long-standing CFO. 19 April 2018
Novartis’ Vas Narasimhan, who became chief executive of the company on February 1, has now found a replacement for his previous post as head of global drug development (GDD) and chief medical officer, naming John Tsai to the position. 19 April 2018
GlaxoSmithKline today revealed is has appointed Kevin Sin as senior vice president and head of worldwide business development for pharmaceuticals research and development. 18 April 2018
Nordic Nanovector saw its share plunge 9.66% to 4.21 euros as markets opened this mornings, after the Norway-based biotech firm revealed that its chief executive, Luigi Costa, will step down from the post by mutual agreement with the board of directors. 5 April 2018
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
Nxera Pharma has entered a new commercial partnership agreement with fellow Japanese drugmaker Shionogi regarding the distribution and sales for Quviviq (daridorexant 25 and 50mg) in Japan. 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
Privately-held German pain specialist Grünenthal has appointed Jan Adams its new chief commercial officer (CCO) and a member of the corporate executive board. 30 September 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
Acadia Pharmaceuticals has appointed Catherine Owen Adams to succeed Steve Davis as chief executive (CEO) and a member of its board of directors. 28 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
Structure Therapeutics, a specialist in small molecule treatments for metabolic and pulmonary diseases, has announced key leadership appointments. 18 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
Under pressure from certain shareholders, autoimmune diseases specialist Aurinia Pharmaceuticals on Friday said it has restructured its board of directors. 14 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