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
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
California’s Lykos Therapeutics is still trying to regroup after being rocked by the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) rejection of midomafetamine (MDMA) capsules for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 6 September 2024
Biosimilar-focused biopharmaceutical company and contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Tanvex BioPharma has named Stephen Lam its new chief executive (CEO). 5 September 2024
Novocure (Nasdaq: NVCR) has announced that chief executive Asaf Danziger will retire at the end of 2024, with current chief financial officer Ashley Cordova set to succeed him as CEO. 4 September 2024
A series of key leadership changes have been announced on Tuesday at Dyne Therapeutics, a muscle disease company developing therapeutics for people living with genetically-driven diseases. 3 September 2024
UK-based Amphista Therapeutics—which calls itself a leader in next generation targeted protein degradation (TPD) approaches—has named Antony Mattessich its new chief executive (CEO) and member of the board of directors. 3 September 2024
Latigo Biotherapeutics, a privately-held US biotech focused on developing non-opioid pain medicines, has appointed Nima Farzan as chief executive. 23 July 2024
Nucleome Therapeutics, a UK biotech using spatial genomics to discover precision medicines for complex diseases, has appointed Mark Bodmer as chief executive. 16 July 2024
Ophirex, a registered public benefit corporation developing an oral field treatment to address the global unmet medical needs of snakebite victims, has announced the appointment of Jeremy Gowler as chief executive. 15 July 2024
UK-based Mogrify, a regenerative medicine company developing a novel class of in vivo reprogramming therapies for diseases with high unmet clinical need, has announced the appointment of Jonathan Appleby as chief scientific officer (CSO). 15 July 2024
Henry Pelish has continued his rise up the ranks at Nuvalent, a Boston-based biopharma focused on creating precisely targeted therapies for clinically proven kinase targets in cancer. 11 July 2024
US drugmaker AbbVie has announced that Roopal Thakkar, who currently serves as senior vice president, chief medical officer, global therapeutics, has been appointed to the position of executive vice president, research and development, and chief scientific officer (CSO). 10 July 2024
USA-based drug conjugates (ADCs) developer Sutro Biopharma
has appointed Barbara Leyman, as chief business development officer, effective July 8, 2024. 10 July 2024
Immunic, a US biotech developing a pipeline of orally-administered, small molecule therapies for chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, has appointed experienced biopharma executive Jason Tardio as chief operating officer and president. 9 July 2024
Stalicla, a privately-held Swiss biotech developing precision medicine-based treatments for neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism spectrum disorder, has named Purnanand Sarma as chair of its board of directors. 9 July 2024
Privately-held UK biotech Curve Therapeutics today announced the appointment of Simon Jones to the posts of chief financial (CFO) and chief operating officer (COO) of the company. 9 July 2024
Memo Therapeutics, a privately-held Swiss biotech company translating unique immune responses into superior medicines to treat viral infections and cancer, has announced the appointment of Paul Carter as chair of the board of directors. 8 July 2024