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 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
US radiopharmaceuticals company Lantheus Holdings has appointed Dr Jeffrey Humphrey as chief medical officer (CMO) and Dr Jean-Claude Provost as chief science officer (CSO), effective May 28, 2024. 16 May 2024
Israeli generics giant Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has appointed Matthew Shields as executive vice president of Teva Global Operations (TGO), the company’s manufacturing and supply division, effective June 3, 2024. 15 May 2024
Boston, USA-based genomic medicines company Ensoma has announced the appointment of Jim Burns as chief executive and a member of the board of directors. 13 May 2024
Danish CNS specialist Lundbeck today announced that Maria Alfaiate has been appointed to the newly-created role of executive vice president, commercial and corporate strategy, and will take up the position on August 1. 13 May 2024
The British and Irish business of California’s Gilead Sciences has appointed Peter Wickersham to the role of VP and general manager for the UK and Ireland. 7 May 2024
US pharma giant Pfizer on Monday revealed that Dr Andrew Baum will join the company as chief strategy and innovation officer, executive vice president. 7 May 2024
New Jersey, USA-based PDS Biotechnology today announced the appointment of Stephan Toutain, as chief operating officer (COO), effective as of May 1, 2024. 2 May 2024
UK clinical-stage biotech Barinthus Biotherapeutics, formerly Vaccitech, today announced the appointment of Dr Leon Hooftman as chief medical officer (CMO). 1 May 2024
UK-based developer of novel immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies to treat cancer, Epsilogen, has appointed Ashley Nagle as chief business officer (CBO) with immediate effect as part of a broader company expansion. 1 May 2024
Belgium’s largest drugmaker UCB today announced an update on its progress at its annual shareholder meeting (AGM), with the news edging its shares up 1.7% to 122.90 by midday. 25 April 2024
Norway-based clinical-stage immunologics company Calluna Pharma today announced the appointment of Margrethe Sørgaard to the position of senior vice president of clinical operations and pharmacovigilance. 24 April 2024
Former Novartis executive Aurelia Caparrós has joined Amarna Therapeutics, a privately-held Dutch biotech developing gene therapies in a range of rare and prevalent diseases, including type 1 diabetes. 19 April 2024