Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. announced the appointment of Wolfgang Dummer, M.D., Ph.D., to Chief Medical Officer effective October 2, 2023. He succeeds Andrew Sandler, M.D., who will transition responsibilities to Dr. Dummer through the remainder of the year. Dr. Dummer brings over 20 years of global drug development leadership experience and has led the development of multiple drug approvals in immunology and rare diseases.

He joins Alpine from Rigel Pharmaceuticals, where he served as Chief Medical Officer. Prior to his time at Rigel, Dr. Dummer served as Vice President of Clinical Development at BioMarin, and previously held various roles of increasing responsibility at Genentech where he was Global Development Leader for ocrelizumab and rituximab, overseeing development in rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and lupus nephritis. Dr. Dummer completed his medical training in Germany, including an M.D. and Ph.D. in Medical Science from the Technical University of Munich and subsequent board certification in allergy/immunology and dermatology.