Akero Therapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of Scott Gangloff as Chief Technology Officer. Scott brings a strong track record of success in biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing to Akero, with nearly 30 years of hands-on experience in strategy, business and technical development, and clinical and commercial supply chain activities. Over the course of his career, he has led teams through numerous BLAs, and successful product approvals in both the US and Global markets.

Most recently, Scott served as Vice President, Global Biopharmaceutical Development, at Incyte Corporation. In this role, he was responsible for setting the CMC vision and strategy for all large molecules, technology transfer strategy throughout product life cycles, post-approval transfer strategy and implementation at the company?s internal commercial manufacturing facility in Switzerland, as well as oversight of the end-to-end supply chain from pre-clinical to commercial product launch. He previously held various positions at Oncobiologics (now Outlook Therapeutics), Bristol Myers Squibb, and Jacobs Engineering.

Scott earned his Master of Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University.