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Executive Moves

Anixa Biosciences names cancer vaccine pioneer, Dr. Ian Frazer to SAB

Ian Frazer Anixa Biosciences (NASDAQ:ANIX) appointed cancer vaccine pioneer, Dr. Ian Frazer, to its scientific advisory board. Dr. Frazer is a leading immunologist recognized as one of the first scientists to...

October 10, 2019

Executive Moves

Zosano Pharma names Steven Lo as CEO

Steven Lo Zosano Pharma (NASDAQ:ZSAN) has appointed Steven Lo as president, CEO and a director, effective Oct. 21. Mr. Lo is departing from his role as CCO at Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PUMA), effective Oct. 18, where...

October 8, 2019

Executive Moves

Canaccord names veteran biotech analyst, Edward Nash, as managing director, equity research

Canaccord Genuity appointed Edward Nash as its New York office’s managing director, equity research. Mr. Nash completes Canaccord Genuity’s team of five senior biotechnology analysts and will focus on companies...

October 7, 2019

Executive Moves

Cerecin names Lilian Chow as VP of clinical operations and regulatory affairs

Lilian Chow Closely-held Cerecin appointed Lilian Chow as VP of clinical operations and regulatory affairs, responsible for leading Cerecin’s upcoming Phase 3 study of tricaprilin for the treatment of Alzheimer’s...

October 7, 2019

Executive Moves

Hepion Pharma promotes Daren Ure, Daniel Trepanier and Patrick Mayo to management team

Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA) promoted Daren Ure, Daniel Trepanier and Patrick Mayo to the new roles of CSO; SVP of drug development; and SVP of clinical pharmacology, respectively, to further advance the...

October 3, 2019

Executive Moves

Sangamo Therapeutics names Dr. Bettina Cockroft as SVP and CMO

Bettina Cockroft Sangamo Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SGMO) appointed Dr. Bettina Cockroft as SVP and CMO to oversee clinical development activities and operations. Sangamo is using its ex vivo gene-edited cell...

September 30, 2019

Executive Moves

electroCore names Daniel Goldberger as CEO

Daniel Goldberger electroCore (NASDAQ:ECOR) has appointed Daniel Goldberger as CEO, effective Oct. 1. Mr. Goldberger has more than 35 years of experience in the biotechnology and medical technology industries; with...

September 30, 2019

Executive Moves

Catabasis Pharma names Andrew Komjathy as chief commercial officer

Andrew Komjathy Catabasis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CATB) appointed Andrew Komjathy as its chief commercial officer. Catabasis’ lead program is edasalonexent for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The...

September 25, 2019

Executive Moves

BriaCell names immunology expert, Cara Haymaker, to SAB

BriaCell Therapeutics (TSXV:BCT; OTCQB:BCTXF) appointed immunology expert, Cara Haymaker, to its scientific advisory board, effective immediately. In addition, Dr. Bill Williams, president and CEO, has been selected to...

September 25, 2019

Executive Moves

MDBriefCase names Drs. David Strain and Mohamed Farghaly as new expert advisors

Online continuing professional development provider, MDBriefCase Group (MDBC), is collaborating with Dr. David Strain, senior clinical lecturer at the University of Exeter and Dr. Mohamed Farghaly, associate professor...

September 18, 2019

Executive Moves

Stereotaxis names Kimberly Peery as CFO

Kimberly Peery Stereotaxis (NYSE American:STXS) appointed Kimberly Peery as CFO, effective October 1, replacing Martin Stammer, who has accepted a position as CFO of a large professional services firm in the St. Louis...

September 18, 2019

Executive Moves

Salarius Pharma names Scott Jordan as CBO; Mark Rosenblum as EVP finance and interim CFO

Salarius Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SLRX) has appointed Scott Jordan as chief business officer (CBO) and Mark Rosenblum as EVP finance and interim CFO. Mr. Jordan has been Salarius’ CFO since 2016. As CBO, he will lead...

September 13, 2019

Executive Moves

Adamas Pharma names Neil McFarlane as CEO

Neil McFarlane Adamas Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ADMS) has appointed Neil McFarlane as CEO and a member of its board, effective Sept. 16. Gregory Went, Adamas’ founder, chairman and CEO, will transition to a strategic...

September 13, 2019

Executive Moves

Gritstone Oncology adds biotech veteran, Elaine Jones, to board

Elaine Jones Gritstone Oncology (NASDAQ:GRTS) appointed Elaine Jones as a director, replacing Peter Svennilson, founder of the Column Group and co-lead Series A investor in Gritstone. Dr. Jones was most recently VP...

September 12, 2019

Executive Moves

Spartan Bioscience boosts executive team

Closely-held Spartan Bioscience named Blaine Fitzgerald, former VP of finance for Shopify, as CFO. In addition, the company appointed Steve Edgett as EVP to lead its international business development and strategic...

September 5, 2019

Executive Moves

Zegbeh Jallah joins Roth heath care research team

Roth Capital Partners named Zegbeh Jallah as a director and research analyst covering biotechnology. Her research coverage is expected to include SMID cap biotech companies across the therapeutic space, with an initial...

August 27, 2019

Executive Moves

Axsome Therapeutics names David Marek as CCO

David Marek Axsome Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AXSM) has appointed David Marek as chief commercial officer, effective Aug. 31. Mr. Marek joins Axsome from Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), where he was most recently VP and general manager...

August 20, 2019

Executive Moves

Profound Medical names senior finance executive, Steve Forte, to board

Steve Forte Profound Medical (TSX:PRN; OTCQX:PRFMF) appointed seasoned cross-border finance leader, Steve Forte, as a director and member of the board’s audit committee. Most recently, Mr. Forte was CFO of Clementia...

August 15, 2019

Executive Moves

Strongbridge Biopharma reports key leadership appointments

Richard Kollender Strongbridge Biopharma (NASDAQ:SBBP) named Richard Kollender as COO, promoted Robert Lutz to CFO and appointed David Gill to its board, effective Sept. 3. “Continuing to assemble an experienced, multi...

August 14, 2019

Executive Moves

BriaCell Therapeutics names Richard Berman to board

BriaCell Therapeutics (TSXV:BCT; OTCQB:BCTXF) appointed Richard Berman to its board of directors. Mr. Berman has more than 35 years of experience in venture capital; senior management; and mergers and acquisitions. He...

August 13, 2019

Executive Moves

Kane Biotech strengthens animal health and quality assurance team

Kane Biotech (TSXV:KNE) added to its management team, hiring Lori Christofalos as the director of quality and compliance; Shabnam Bashiri as manager of quality control; and Michel Stebenne as VP of animal health. Ms...

August 12, 2019

Executive Moves

Hepion Pharma names renowned liver expert, Dr. Stephen Harrison, to its SAB

Stephen Harrison Dr. Stephen Harrison, a leading authority on liver diseases, has joined the scientific advisory board (SAB) of Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA). Dr. Harrison is a visiting professor of hepatology at...

August 7, 2019

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