Tag: CEO

Dr. Hartmut Tintrup Joins Cellbox Solutions GmbH as New CEO

– Seasoned business development professional joins from Lonza

Cellbox Solutions GmbH, a leading provider of live cell logistics solutions for research, development and shipment of cell-based therapies and cellular diagnostics, today announced that Dr. Hartmut Tintrup has joined Cellbox Solutions GmbH as Chief Executive Officer. Hartmut joins the Cellbox team from Lonza, where he served as Global Head Business Development in the Cell & Gene Technologies Business Unit. He brings more than 20 years of international business experience in life science organizations across the U.S. and Europe, including leadership positions at Exelixis, Inc. and CEVEC Pharmaceuticals GmbH. Hartmut received his doctorate degree in Neurochemistry from Goethe University Frankfurt. Read more…

Company News: Merus appoints Mark Iwicki as President of the Supervisory Board

Merus B.V., a leader in developing best-in-class bispecific antibody therapeutics to treat cancer patients, today announced that Mark Iwicki has been appointed as President of its Supervisory Board.

Mr. Iwicki most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of biotechnology company Civitas Therapeutics until it was acquired by Acorda Therapeutics in 2014.  Previously, Mr. Iwicki was the CEO of Blend Therapeutics and Sunovion Pharmaceuticals.

Mark will replace Gerard van Odijk who has been the company’s President of the Board for the last 7 years.

Company News: Peter Zerhouni new CEO of InDex Pharmaceuticals

InDex Pharmaceuticals today announced that the Board of Directors has named Peter Zerhouni as new CEO. Peter Zerhouni comes from a position as CEO at Diamyd Medical AB where he has been instrumental in bringing the company’s business and clinical trials forward. He will succeed Jesper Wiklund, who has led the company since 2011.

Peter Zerhouni has a combined financial and biotechnology background with both biology and MBA degrees from the University of Lund in Sweden and the University of California, Berkeley, USA. Peter is since 2011 CEO of the publicly listed life science company Diamyd Medical AB where he also has been head of Business Development. He was a driving force behind one of the largest biotech out-licensing deals in Sweden in 2010. Peter has previously held various positions at ING Bank in Brussels and Amsterdam.

InDex Pharmaceuticals’ current CEO, Jesper Wiklund, has decided to leave the company to take on a position as Managing Director Europe at Oberland Capital, a life science focused investment firm based in the United States.

Peter Zerhouni takes over as CEO from April 1st, 2015.

Company News: Affectis Pharmaceuticals Raises €3.3M in Financing and Names Alex Martin Chief Executive Officer

Affectis Pharmaceuticals AG today announced it has raised €3.3M in the first tranche of a Series D financing. Existing investors LSP, Aescap Venture, KfW, Bayernkapital and EMBL Ventures were participating in the round. Moreover, the company announced the appointment of Alex Martin as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Martin had previously served on the Supervisory Board of Affectis and joined the company fulltime as CFO in August of 2009. He succeeds founding CEO Herbert Stadler, who is retiring.

Mr. Martin brings over 20 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including roles at Novartis, where he was Vice President, Global Business Development & Licensing, and SmithKline Beecham where he held positions of increasing responsibility in sales, marketing, and business development. Immediately prior to Affectis Mr. Martin served as COO of Intercept Pharmaceuticals based in New York.

The full announcement is available at Affectis’  website.