Northwest Biotherapeutics announced that Dr. Linda Liau, MD, PhD, MBA has joined the Company's Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Dr. Liau served as the Principal Investigator of the Phase 3 trial of DCVax®-L for treatment of glioblastoma. She is Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at UCLA, Professor and Director of the UCLA Brain Tumor Program.

Dr. Liau is the former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Neuro-Oncology. She is the Director of the UCLA Brain Cancer SPORE (Specialized Program of Research Excellence). She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. The longstanding members of the Company's Scientific Advisory Board include Dr. Samir Khleif, Dr. Jerome Galon and Dr. John Smyth, and also included Dr. Mac Cheever for many years until his passing.