Entries by Michael Kuhrt

Cellectis Appoints Stefan Scherer

Cellectis, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing immunotherapies based on gene-edited allogeneic CAR T-cells (UCART), announced today the appointment of Dr. Stefan Scherer, M.D., Ph.D., to the role of Senior Vice President Clinical Development and Deputy Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Scherer joins Cellectis from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, where he was the Head of Early Development, Strategy and Innovation for U.S. Oncology.

Cell Medica Appoints New CEO

Cell Medica, a company active in the development, manufacture and marketing of personalised cellular immunotherapeutics for the treatment of cancer, has appointed Chris Nowers as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director.

Skilful asset swapping in the time of big data

Independent investment analyst, Managing Director EQUI.TS GmbH_ Big data analytics is poised to change the way business is done in the life sciences. A string of recent M&A transactions illustrate this trend.

Symcel appoints two new board members

Symcel has announced the appointment of two new board members; Erik Walldén and Stefan Löfås. Both will play a key role in the company’s corporate strategy to grow business in the research market and develop solutions for clinical diagnostics.

Abivax Appoints Ian McGowan

Abivax, a biotechnology company working to develop a functional cure for HIV as well as treatments for inflammatory/autoimmune diseases and cancer, appoints Ian McGowan as Scientific Advisory Board Chair and Juergen Rockstroh as a New Member to the Company’s SAB. The changes have been made to support the transition from a discovery-focused biotechnology company to a biopharmaceutical development company.