BioDelivery Sciences International (NSDQ:BDSI) said today that it named Peter Ginsberg as its VP of business development. Prior to joining the Raleigh, N.C.-based company, Ginsberg led business development at United Therapeutics and directed a $350 million sale of the company’s priority review voucher. He has also served as VP of business & technology development for […]
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AngioSoma taps new CEO
AngioSoma (OTCQB:SOAN) said today that it named Ken Stephenson to the Montgomery, Texas-based company’s corner office. Alexanderia Blankenship will now serve as chief operating officer and executive VP. Stephenson has worked with hospitals, health insurance organizations and physician’s offices throughout Texas, according to the company. He previously helped set up practices for interventional radiologists and […]
Delivra president & CFO resigns, names new finance VP | Personnel Moves, Nov. 17, 2016
Delivra Corp. (CVE:DVA) said today that president & CFO Chris Schnarr is resigning effective tomorrow and Pascal Attard has been promoted from controller to VP of finance. Attard has worked as controller for Red Tiger Mining Inc. and manager of McGovern, Hurley, Cunningham LLP prior to joining Delivera in 2015. The Toronto-based company said it is looking […]
Clearside Biomedical names McElheny as biz dev veep | Personnel Moves, Nov. 8, 2016
Clearside Biomedical (NSDQ:CLSD) today named Rick McElheny as its VP of business development. The Alpharetta, Ga.-based company is developing a microinjector loaded with CLS-TA (triamcinolone acetonide) to treat macular edema. The device is designed to inject the compound in the a 30-µm gap between the choroid and the sclera, called the suprachoroidal space. A pivotal Phase III […]
BriaCell names ex-GSK exec Williams as CEO | Personnel Moves, Nov. 1, 2016
BriaCell Thereapeutics (CVE:BCT) said last week that it named biotechnology veteran Dr. William Williams as its president & CEO effective Nov. 1. The Berkeley, Calif.-based company’s lead product is a genetically engineered, whole-cell vaccine derived from a human breast tumor cell line. BriaCell suggests that the vaccine may be able to trigger the immune system to […]
Erytech Pharma taps new scientific, business chiefs | Personnel Moves, Oct. 26, 2016
French biotech Erytech Pharma (EPA:ERYP) said today that it named Alexander Scheer as chief scientific officer and Jean-Sébastien Cleiftie as chief business officer. The Lyon, France-based company encapsulates enzymes inside red blood cells that deprive tumors of necessary nutrients to treat rare forms of cancers and orphan diseases. Erytech has an ongoing Phase I […]
Cerulean promotes Eliasof to senior VP & CSO | Personnel Moves, Oct. 26, 2016
Cerulean promotes Eliasof to senior VP & CSO Cerulean Pharma (NSDQ:CERU) said today that it named Scott Eliasof as senior VP and CSO, promoting him from VP of research. He joined the Waltham, Mass.-based company in 2007. Before coming on board to Cerulean, Eliasof was the director of the chemical biology platform at the Broad […]
Codiak BioSciences lures Alnylam vet Sorensen to lead clinical program
Codiak BioSciences said today that it has named former Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:ALNY) executive Dr. Benny Sorensen as vice president and head of clinical development. Sorensen was Alnylam’s senior director of clinical research, leading the preclinical, clinical, regulatory and commercial strategies for hematology products. He also worked for Baxter (NYSE:BAX), advancing hematology therapies through Phase III pivotal development. Woburn, Mass.-based […]
Ocular therapeutics company Novaliq names new CEO
Novaliq GmbH said yesterday that it named Christian Roesky as its new CEO, replacing co-founder Bernhard Günther, who will take on a new role as chief innovation officer. The Heidelberg, Germany-based company focuses on renovating poorly soluble drugs into effective ocular therapeutics. Its CE-marked product, NovaTears, was developed from its proprietary EyeSol technology. With its […]