IGM Biosciences, Inc. Appoints Daniel S. Chen, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Medical Officer and Names William Strohl, Ph.D., to Board of Directors
August 01, 2018 at 09:00 am
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IGM Biosciences, Inc. announced the appointments of Daniel S. Chen, M.D., Ph.D., to the newly created position of Chief Medical Officer and William Strohl, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Chen will be responsible for global clinical development of IGM's emerging pipeline of proprietary IgM antibodies. He joins IGM with more than 20 years of experience in cancer immunotherapy research and development, most recently as Vice President, Global Head of Cancer Immunotherapy Development at Genentech/Roche. Dr. Strohl is one of the world's preeminent leaders in novel antibody engineering. He was formerly Vice President and Head, Janssen BioTherapeutics, Janssen R&D, Johnson & Johnson (J&J), where he ran biologics discovery, early development and technology development. Dr. Chen began his tenure with Genentech/Roche in 2006 and was instrumental in building the company's cancer immunotherapy segment, most recently serving as Vice President, Global Head of Cancer Immunotherapy Development and Cancer Immunotherapy Franchise Head.
IGM Biosciences, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. The Company is engaged in developing and delivering a new class of medicines to treat patients with cancer and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The Companyâs pipeline of clinical and preclinical assets is based on the IgM antibody, which has 10 binding sites compared to conventional IgG antibodies with only two binding sites. It is also focused on creating, developing, manufacturing, and commercializing IgM antibody agonists against oncology and immunology and inflammation targets. The Companyâs development programs include Aplitabart, Imvotamab, and IGM-2644. Aplitabart is an IgM antibody targeting Death Receptor 5 (DR5) proteins, being evaluated in multiple phase I combination trials for the treatment of colorectal cancer. Imvotamab is a bispecific T cell engaging IgM antibody targeting CD20 and CD3 proteins. IGM-2644 is a bispecific T cell engaging IgM antibody targeting CD38 and CD3 proteins.
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