US clinical-stage drug developer Acumen Pharmaceuticals has appointed Amy Schacterle as chief regulatory officer and head of quality, reporting to Jim Doherty, president and chief development officer at Acumen. 7 November 2024
Memo Therapeutics, a privately-held Swiss biotech company translating unique responses into superior medicines to treat viral infections and cancer, has appointed a new chief development officer (CDO). 4 November 2024
Netherlands-based Tessellate BIO, a pre-clinical stage biotech with a focus on novel synthetic lethality approaches, today announced the appointment of Dr Lara Boyd as chief business officer. 4 November 2024
Fennec Pharmaceuticals has announced the addition of three new executives to bolster its leadership team as the company prepares for expanded commercial operations. 28 October 2024
Denmark’s Commit Biologics, a specialist in the activation of the complement system to treat cancer and autoimmune disease, has announced the appointment of Mikkel Wandahl Pedersen as chief scientific officer (CSO). 15 October 2024
French biotech Innate Pharma has appointed Jonathan Dickinson as its new chief executive (CEO) and chairman of the executive board, effective November 1, 2024. 14 October 2024
Cancer start-up Black Diamond Therapeutics has announced a significant restructuring as part of its plan to focus resources on its lead drug, BDTX-1535. 10 October 2024
Calluna Pharma, a biotech focused on treating inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, has appointed Mark Gaffney as its new chief executive. 9 October 2024
Privately-held UK biotech Curve Therapeutics has announced the appointment of Rab Prinjha as chief research and development (R&D) officer. 9 October 2024
Cambridge, USA-based biotech Judo Bio has announced the company’s launch and $100 million in initial financing, including seed financing and Series A. 7 October 2024
Mosaic Therapeutics, a UK-based oncology therapeutics company dedicated to resolving cancer’s complexity to power new combination therapies for patients, has announced the appointment of Barry Davies as chief scientific officer. 7 October 2024
ViroCell Biologics, a UK contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has announces the appointment of Nicholas Ostrout, as vice president of corporate development and strategy. 7 October 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