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
US gene therapy developer Abeona Therapeutics has lured one of the most experienced names in rare diseases to become its new chief executive. 3 April 2018
Celgene Corp on Monday announced that Scott Smith, president and chief operating officer (COO), is leaving the company effective immediately. 3 April 2018
Menarini, one of Italy’s largest pharma companies and still headed by the founding Aleotti family, has decided to entrust the chairmanship of the company to an external manager coming from a large multinational, Dr Eric Cornut. 29 March 2018
After 19 years with the US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Dominic Caruso, executive vice president, chief financial officer, has elected to retire in September 2018. 22 March 2018
Christine Roy-Duval has left her role as international clinical investigation director at French pharma major Sanofi’s diabetes unit to join metabolic diseases specialist Valbiotis. 21 March 2018
A couple of additions have been made to the executive team of Orchard Therapeutics, a privately-held clinical-stage biotech based in the UK and USA. 21 March 2018
Swedish biotech firm Karolinska Development's portfolio company Modus Therapeutics, which is focused on sickle cell disease (SCD) and malaria, announces that Dr John Öhd has been appointed to a position as chief medical officer (CMO). 15 March 2018
A year after relinquishing the leadership of the UK’s leading drugmaker, Sir Andrew Witty has been named chief executive of a fast-growing player in the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) space. 14 March 2018
French biotech company Cellectis announced today that Dr Mathieu Simon is retiring as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. 14 March 2018
The departure of André Wyss, president of Novartis Operations, has prompted a series of structural and personnel changes at the top of the Swiss pharma major. 12 March 2018
In what came as a surprise to most, Gilead Sciences announced today that Norbert Bischofberger has decided to step down from his role as executive vice president, R&D and chief scientific officer, effective at the end of April 2018. He will remain with the company through July. 12 March 2018
Swiss pharma giant Roche today announced that Dr John Reed head of Roche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED) since 2013, has decided to leave Roche for personal reasons and will return to the USA effective April 2, 2018. 9 March 2018
James Kehoe, chief financial officer (CFO) of Takeda, is leaving his role with the Japanese pharma company to become global CFO of Walgreens Boots Alliance. 8 March 2018
The head of Japanese pharma major Astellas’ (TYO: 4503) US operations is moving to take up a top position at US CNS focussed drugmaker Alkermes (Nasdaq: ALKS). 1 March 2018
Experienced deal-maker Henrik Stenqvist will take over from retiring Mats-Olof Wallin to become the chief financial officer (CFO) of rare diseases specialist Swedish Orphan Biovitrum, the company has announced. 26 February 2018
Ahead of next month’s annual general meeting, Danish diabetes giant Novo Nordisk has confirmed the recommendation that Helge Lund be named the new chairman of the board of directors. 23 February 2018