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
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
US fertility treatment specialist OvaScience lost nearly a third of its value after it announced major workforce cuts and the departure of two top executives. 22 December 2016
News that AstraZeneca was losing the experienced head of one its focus areas caused a slight share price wobble on Monday – but the company is confident that his shoes will be ably filled. 21 December 2016
US biotech major Biogen has now selected a new chief executive to replace outgoing incumbent George Scangos, who has led the company since 2010 but announced his intention to leave last year, from its own ranks. 20 December 2016
Genentech, the US-based biotech unit of Swiss pharma giant Roche, has announced its new chief executive after the retirement of Ian Clark. 16 December 2016
Troubled Valeant Pharmaceuticals has announced the departure of three executives, as the business continues to restructure at the close of a punishing 2016. 14 December 2016
Shares of US biotech firm Alexion Pharmaceuticals plunged as much as 15.6% to $111.44 on Monday, after it was revealed that its chief executive David Hallal had resigned for personal reasons, and chief financial officer Vikas Sinha was leaving to pursue other opportunities. 13 December 2016
Effective February 1, 2017, Robert LaCaze will become executive vice president of the new Oncology Strategic Business unit at the Pharmaceuticals Division of German pharma major Bayer. 13 December 2016
A new man is at the helm of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Association (EFPIA) after the departure of Richard Bergström. 12 December 2016
French pharma company Ipsen today announced that Claude Bertrand, executive vice president, R&D, chief scientific officer, will depart Ipsen on January, 2017, to join another company. 12 December 2016
Lisa Anson, president of AstraZeneca UK and Ireland, has been elected as the next president of trade group the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). 7 December 2016
Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries says that Dipankar Bhattacharjee has been appointed president and chief executive, Global Generic Medicines Group, effective Monday. 6 December 2016
Last week, US biotech major Gilead Sciences terminated its licensing deal with GlobeImmune to develop a hepatitis-B (HBV) drug, GS-4774, and returned rights to the drug. 22 November 2016
Experienced industry executive Hervé Gisserot is to become head of pharmaceuticals for the newly-created Asia Pacific Region at UK pharma major GlaxoSmithKline. 22 November 2016
US biotech major Biogen has named two members to the executive management team of Bioverativ, its planned spin-off company focused on the discovery, research, development and commercialization of treatments for hemophilia and other blood disorders. 16 November 2016
Immuno-oncology company PsiOxus Therapeutics may opt for an initial share offering in 2017, though the company is not looking to go public anytime sooner, chief executive John Beadle told The Pharma Letter in an exclusive interview. 4 November 2016