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
Privately-held Danish medical dermatology specialist LEO Pharma today announced that Dr Monica Shaw and Nathalie Joannes will join the executive leadership team adding seasoned experience and international profile to the company. 1 July 2020
UK-based Indivior’s shares rose nearly 4% to 79.05 pence in early trading, after it announced that, effective today, Mark Crossley is appointed chief executive. However, the stock was down 1% at 78.00 pence by late morning. 29 June 2020
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) Management Board has announced its nomination for the new executive director of the Agency to replace the outgoing Professor Guido Rasi, who is due to end his term in the position that he has held since 2011 (minus an off-stint due to a controversy over the selection procedure). 25 June 2020
US RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines specialist Moderna today announced that Ray Jordan has joined the firm as chief corporate affairs officer, effective Monday, June 15, 2020. 16 June 2020
Mundipharma today announced that Marc Princen has joined the Mundipharma network of independently associated companies as the global chief executive, effective June 1, 2020. 15 June 2020
As part of an R&D overhaul, Copenhagen-based CNS specialist Lundbeck has announced plans to reduce its headcount by around 150, mostly in Denmark. 9 June 2020
Privately-held German firm Immatics Biotechnologies today announced that Cedrik Britten has been appointed as chief medical officer (CMO) effective June 1, 2020. 4 June 2020
Life sciences venture capital firm Forbion says that its newest portfolio company, Prilenia Therapeutics, a Naarden, Netherlands- and Herzliya, Israel-based clinical stage biotech company, has raised $62.5 million in a Series A financing round. 4 June 2020
Clinical-stage USA-based biotech Aruvant Sciences today announced the appointment of V "Palani" Palaniappan, as chief technology officer (CTO) effective immediately. 1 June 2020
French drugmaker Ipsen, which has been under interim management since the surprise departure of its chief executive David Meek in December last year, today announced it has appointed David Loew as its new CEO and as board member. The CEO appointment will take effect on July 1, 2020 29 May 2020
Less than two year after engaging a new head of the company, Stockholm, Sweden-based biotech Medivir has appointed a new chief executive, namely Yilmaz Mahshid. 26 May 2020
Privately-held Galecto has added some boardroom experience in the shape of Amit Munshi, the chief executive of Arena Pharmaceuticals, and David Shapiro, the former chief medical officer of Intercept Pharmaceuticals. 20 May 2020
On Friday, US President Donald Trump announced the addition of two of the most highly respected and skilled professionals to the White House new initiative, dubbed Operation Warp Speed, the objective of which is to finish developing and then to manufacture and distribute a proven coronavirus vaccine as fast as possible. 16 May 2020
Swiss pharma giant Roche today announced that, on May 10, Dr Fritz Gerber, a formative figure in the company’s history, died in his 92nd year. 11 May 2020
New Jersey, USA-based rare disease drug developer PTC Therapeutics today announced the appointments of Matthew Klein to chief development officer and Eric Pauwels to chief business officer. 17 April 2020