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
Belgian company Rewind Therapeutics, which is developing first-in-class treatments for demyelination-associated diseases, has named Irene Knuesel its new chief scientific officer (CSO). 21 October 2022
After just a year in the role of chief medical officer and head of global clinical development at Californian biotech BioMarin, Harold Bernstein has taken a new job elsewhere. 14 October 2022
Denmark-based clinical-stage firm Evaxion Biotech, which specializes in the development of AI-driven immunotherapies, announced that its new chief executive Per Norlén joined the company on October 3. 12 October 2022
Reports hinting that Michelle McMurry-Heath’s days as president and chief executive of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) might be numbered have circulated in recent days. 11 October 2022
Swedish firm InDex Pharmaceuticals has announced that its board of directors has named Jenny Sundqvist as the company's new chief executive. 10 October 2022
Following a board decision to terminate the mandate of Alexis Vandier, France-based biotech OSE Immunotherapeutics (Euronext: OSE) has appointed Dr Nicholas Poirier as its chief executive, with immediate effect. 8 October 2022
T-CURX, a CAR-T cell spin-off from the University of Würzburg, has announced the appointment of its co-founder, Ulf Grawunder, as the chief executive of the company. 6 October 2022
LifeMine Therapeutics, a US start-up searching the fungal biosphere for genetically-encoded small molecules (GEMs), today announced the appointments of Martin Stahl, as chief scientific officer and Louis Plamondon, as executive vice president and head of CMC. 6 October 2022
Victor Grifols Roura, who has devoted 50 years to building Spanish plasma-derived drugmaker Grifols (MCE: GRF) in senior roles including chief executive for 30 years, retires as non-executive chairperson. He is designated as chairperson of honor in recognition of his numerous contributions. 5 October 2022
Urica Therapeutics, a Fortress Biotech company focused on the development and commercialization of products for gout and chronic kidney disease, has announced the appointments of Jay Kranzler as chairman and chief executive, and Vibeke Strand to its board of directors. 3 October 2022
Cambridge, USA-base immuno-oncology company DEM BioPharma has appointment of Nenad Grmusa as chief executive and Christophe Quéva, as chief scientific officer. 27 September 2022
Belgium’s NeuVasQ Biotechnologies, a Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) spin-off developing pharmaceuticals to restore blood-brain barrier function, has named Emmanuel Lacroix chief executive and company director. 20 September 2022
ViroCell Biologics, a UK contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has announced the appointment of Susan Nichols to its senior management team as chief business officer (CBO). 20 September 2022
Privately-held US CAR-T company ImmPACT Bio has tasked Jonathan Benjamin with leading its clinical development strategy as the company’s chief medical officer. 14 September 2022
French biotech GenSight Biologics, which is developing gene therapy for rare and neurodegenerative diseases of the eye, is adding to its management team in anticipation of the European commercialization of Lumevoq (lenadogene nolparvovec). 13 September 2022
American president Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint Dr Renee Wegrzyn as the first director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), a new agency established to drive biomedical innovation that supports the health of all Americans. 13 September 2022