CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Planned Retirement of W. Michael Kavanaugh, Chief Scientific Officer, Head of Research and Non-Clinical Development on December 1, 2020
October 06, 2020 at 04:10 pm EDT
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CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. announced the planned retirement from CytomX of W. Michael Kavanaugh, M.D., its chief scientific officer, head of research and non-clinical development. Dr. Kavanaugh, who joined the company in 2015, will retire on December 1, 2020, whereupon he will continue to serve as an advisor to the company, including as a member of CytomX’s Scientific Advisory Board. The Company also announced that Marcia P. Belvin, Ph.D., CytomX’s vice president of oncology research, has been promoted to senior vice president, head of research, and will serve as a member of the Executive Team reporting to Sean McCarthy, president, chief executive officer and chairman. Dr. Belvin joined CytomX in 2018, bringing close to 20 years of industry experience in oncology research and drug discovery to the company. Prior to CytomX, Dr. Belvin held roles of increasing responsibility at Genentech where, over 13 years, she led multiple preclinical pipeline teams and oversaw programs in cancer signaling, cancer metabolism, and cancer immunology.
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage, oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel conditionally activated biologics designed to be localized to the tumor microenvironment. It is advancing potential first-in-class and best-in-class antibody-based therapeutics created using its PROBODY therapeutic technology platform. Its pipeline comprises therapeutic candidates across multiple treatment modalities including antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), T-cell engagers, and immune modulators such as cytokines. Its clinical-stage pipeline includes CX-904, CX-2051 and CX-801. CX-904 is a conditionally activated T-cell-engaging antibody targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor on tumor cells and the CD3 receptor on T cells and partnered with Amgen in a global co-development alliance. CX-2051 is a conditionally activated ADC directed toward epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) with potential applicability across multiple EpCAM-expressing epithelial cancers.
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Planned Retirement of W. Michael Kavanaugh, Chief Scientific Officer, Head of Research and Non-Clinical Development on December 1, 2020
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