Ex-Kite exec Anthony Polverino joins Zymeworks in newly-created post
Canada’s Zymeworks (TSX: ZYME), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multifunctional therapeutics, today named Anthony (Tony) Polverino, executive vice president of early development and chief scientific officer.
In his new role, Dr Polverino will be instrumental in setting and driving Zymeworks’ R&D strategy. He will also manage the advancement of product candidates from discovery research through translational research/early development, thereby creating a seamless link with clinical development. In this newly-created position, Dr Polverino will report to Ali Tehrani, Zymeworks’ president and chief executive.
From 2016 until 2018, Dr Polverino was at Kite Pharma, which was acquired by Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD). in 2017. While at Kite he served as the interim chief scientific officer and before that as vice president of research.
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