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
Osaka, Japan-based biotech RegCell today announced the appointment of experienced life science exec Michael McCullar, as its new president, chief executive and representative director. 19 October 2023
German active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturer Axplora has appointed Stephan Haitz as president of the Novasep business unit. 19 October 2023
PHIOGEN Pharmaceuticals, an innovative biotech start-up housed in the Texas Medical Center Innovation Hub and pioneering next-generation bacteriophage-based therapeutics, has appointed Dr Mayukh Das as chief operations officer (COO). 16 October 2023
Privately-held Danish dermatology specialist LEO Pharma has named Professor Alexander Egeberg, a globally recognized dermatologist and top key opinion leader as the company’s new vice president, head of global medical affairs. 9 October 2023
US immuno-dermatology specialist biotech Dermavant Sciences, a subsidiary of Roivant Sciences, has appointed John Darden as vice president of marketing. 6 October 2023
Rare diseases specialist Swedish Orphan Biovitrum, also known as Sobi, today announced that Lydia Abad-Franch has been appointed as senior vice president, head of research, development and medical affairs (RDMA), and chief medical office, a role which she has held on an interim basis since June. 5 October 2023
US pharma major Eli Lilly today revealed that Mike Mason, executive vice president and president of Lilly Diabetes and Obesity, will retire at the end of 2023 after 34 years with the company. 4 October 2023
Fred Hassan, an industry veteran behind some of the biggest pharma M&A deals in the past two decades, has been named as chairman of Saghmos Therapeutics. 4 October 2023
UK respiratory disease focussed biotech Synairgen today announced the appointment of Dr Marcin Mankowski as chief medical officer (CMO), effective immediately. 3 October 2023
French contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Cell-Easy, a specialist in cell therapies, has appointed Gisele Deblandre as chief scientific officer. 28 September 2023