US biotech Paragon Therapeutics yesterday revealed that biotech industry veteran Susanna High has been appointed as chief executive (CEO). In this newly-created role, Ms High will lead the team’s continued efforts to propel the development of a pipeline of transformative therapies and accelerate their potential impact. 22 November 2024
US biotech major Amgen has announced that Dr Howard Chang will join the company as senior vice president of research, effective December 16, 2024. 21 November 2024
New York-based Mind Medicine, a company developing MM120, a form of LSD (lysergide d-tartrate), for mental health conditions, has announced the appointment of Gregg Pratt, as chief regulatory and quality assurance officer. 19 November 2024
Belgian biotech start-up ExeVir Bio says it has appointed Michael Garrett as its new chief executive (CEO), effective 1 December 2024. 18 November 2024
ALX Oncology Holdings, a Californian immuno-oncology company, has announced the appointment of Alan Sandler as chief medical officer (CMO). 14 November 2024
US ophthalmology specialist Ocular Therapeutix announced that Namrata Saroj has joined the Company on a full-time basis as chief business officer (CBO). Dr Saroj previously served as development strategy consultant to Ocular since February 2024. 14 November 2024
VarmX, a Dutch biotech developing innovative approaches for the bypass of direct oral anticoagulants targeting activated factor Xa (FXa DOACs) and inherited coagulation disorders, has appointed industry veteran John Glasspool (pictured, above) as chief executive. 12 November 2024
French biotech DiogenX, which is focused on regenerating insulin-producing beta cells for the treatment of diabetes, today announces the appointment of Dr Klara Owen as chief medical officer. 12 November 2024
Rubedo Life Sciences, a US biopharma developing first-in-class therapies targeting senescent cells which drive age-related diseases, has announced the appointment of Frederick C Beddingfield III, as chief executive officer and board director. 11 November 2024
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
The UK’s BioIndustry Association (BIA) chairwoman Dr Jane Osbourn has announced this week that she is to leave AstraZeneca after 25 years with Cambridge Antibody Technology and MedImmune, where she is vice president R&D and site leader, the trade group announced yesterday. 19 February 2019
Mundipharma has appointed Patrice Grand as European director of corporate communications, reporting to Alberto Martinez, president and chief executive in Europe. 18 February 2019
Spanish family-owned drugmaker Esteve has appointed Jordi Muntañola as the new chief commercial officer for Europe, taking on the leadership of all the pharmaceutical activities in Spain and Europe. 15 February 2019
Privately-held French drugmaker Pierre Fabre Group has appointed Maarten Kraan to the position of director of research and development for Pierre Fabre Pharmaceuticals (PFM), reporting to Frédéric Duchesne, chief executive of the Pharmaceuticals Division, and will sit on the branch’s executive committee. 8 February 2019
Appaloosa, the US hedge fund managed by billionaire David Tepper, has called for major and immediate change at Allergan, the Ireland-based drugmaker that is best known for its Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) product. 6 February 2019
Dutch biopharma Kiadis Pharma has announced the appointment of Robert Friesen as chief scientific officer (CSO) effective February 1, 2019. 5 February 2019
Sir Philip Hampton, who since 2015 has been the non-executive chairman of GlaxoSmithKline, will step down from the role with the UK drugmaker. 21 January 2019
Some four months after resigning from his role as physician-in-chief at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and stepping down from the board of US pharma major Bristol-Myers Squibb, José Baselga has been given another chance. 7 January 2019
US biopharma major AbbVie and Tizona Therapeutics, a privately-held immunotherapy company, have entered into a global, strategic collaboration to develop and commercialize CD39-targeted therapeutics, including TTX-030, a first-in-class antibody for the treatment of cancer. 3 January 2019
UK clinical-stage biopharma firm Verona Pharma today announced the expansion of its global clinical development team with the appointment of Kathleen Rickard as chief medical officer, and Tara Rheault as vice president of R&D operations and global project management. 3 January 2019
Recently-established Roivant Sciences company Altavant Sciences, which is focused on clinical development of novel therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension and other indications, today announced the appointment of Lyn Baranowski as chief operating officer. 2 January 2019
Swiss pharma giant Novartis announced today that Susanne Schaffert, currently president of its Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) business, has been appointed chief executive of Novartis Oncology. 20 December 2018