NANOBIOTIX SA announced the appointment of Louis Kayitalire, MD, as chief medical officer. Dr. Kayitalire brings an exceptional biopharmaceutical industry track record with proven success in the research, development, registration, and commercialization of therapeutics in oncology. Dr. Kayitalire?s career in biopharmaceuticals and biotechnology, spanning nearly 25 years with a focus on oncology and immuno-oncology agents, features growth through the ranks of several major companies in Europe and the United States.

Prior to Nanobiotix, Dr. Kayitalire served most recently as chief medical officer for F-star Biotechnology, a biotechnology company based in Cambridge UK and Cambridge US dedicated to immune-oncology with a platform of bi-specific monoclonal antibodies. He has also held leadership positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, and Eli Lilly, where he helped drive product registration for GEMZAR, ALIMTA, ERBITUX and OPDIVO. Dr. Kayitalire is a medical oncologist who completed his training in oncology and hematology at the Gustave-Roussy Cancer Center in Villejuif, France, where he served as a senior resident in adult solid tumors after receiving his medical degree from Butare University in Rwanda.

In addition, Dr. Kayitalire served as Assistant Professor in Oncology at the Paris XI University of France. Dr. Kayitalire is an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the Society for Immuno-oncology of Cancer (SITC) and the European Society of Medical Oncology.