Enanta Pharmaceuticals Announces the Appointment of John P. Devincenzo, M.D. as Vice President of Translational Virology
January 06, 2021 at 05:35 am
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Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the appointment of John P. DeVincenzo, M.D. as Vice President of Translational Virology. In this role, Dr. DeVincenzo will provide leadership and direction for Enanta's pipeline of respiratory antiviral clinical development programs and be responsible for the strategic development and tactical implementation of the clinical studies for these programs. Dr. DeVincenzo brings more than 30 years of clinical research and academic experience to Enanta, predominantly focused on the pathogenesis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children and the development of therapeutic and prevention strategies for RSV and other respiratory viral diseases.
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to creating small molecule drugs with an emphasis on indications in virology and immunology. The Company's research and development programs are focused on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). The Company discovered glecaprevir, the second of two protease inhibitors discovered and developed through its collaboration with AbbVie for the treatment of chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Glecaprevir is co-formulated as part of AbbVie's direct-acting antiviral (DAA) combination treatment for HCV, which is marketed under the tradenames MAVYRET (U.S.) and MAVIRET (ex-U.S.) (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir). Its research and development programs are in virology, namely RSV, SARS-CoV-2 and hepatitis B virus. The Company has a research program targeting development of single agents with broader spectrum antiviral activity against both RSV and human metapneumovirus (hMPV).
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