Onxeo Further strengthens its Board of Directors with two Seasoned Personalities from the Healthcare Sector
14 Octobre 2021 - 10:12PM
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Onxeo
S.A. (Euronext Growth Paris: ALONX, Nasdaq
First North: ONXEO), « Onxeo », a clinical-stage
biotechnology company specializing in the development of innovative
drugs targeting tumor DNA Damage response (DDR) in oncology, today
announced the appointment of Dr Robert L. Coleman and Dr Jacques
Mallet as independent members of the Board of Directors.
Robert L. Coleman, MD, is the Chief Scientific
Officer of US Oncology Network (“The Network”), one of the U.S.
largest networks dedicated to advancing high-quality,
evidence-based cancer care and research, with more than 400
clinical studies underway and gathering over 1400 physicians. Prior
to joining the US Oncology Network in 2020, Dr Coleman served as
executive director of MD Anderson's Cancer Network Research
Program. Additionally, he was a professor and also served as the
Ann Rife Cox Chair in Gynecology at The University of Texas. Dr
Coleman's work has been featured in over 500 publications focusing
on the role of novel therapies in ovarian cancer, such as the
incorporation of PARP inhibitors in the treatment strategy.
Jacques Mallet, MD, served as SVP - Head of
Portfolio Analytics/Corporate Strategy and Member of the Executive
Leadership Team of Sanofi and is currently board member of several
listed or private companies in the health technology sector. He
brings to Onxeo more than 30 years of pharmaceutical industry
experience within R&D, Pipeline Development and Corporate
Strategy and a unique insight gained in life sciences both in
Europe and the United States as a venture capitalist. Prior to
this, Mr Mallet had been responsible for investments at Auriga
Partners, a key life sciences specialized private-equity firm in
France, and held some executive positions in global consulting
firms such as Monitor Deloitte and Accenture.
Dr Robert L.
Coleman, new
independent member of the
Board of Directors of Onxeo, declared: "I am very honored
to join the Board of Directors of Onxeo. As a cancer specialist, I
have dedicated my entire career to improving the way we treat
several types of cancer and I’m thrilled to bring my experience to
support the development of Onxeo and its pipeline internationally,
notably through clinical development in the United-States. Based on
the extensive dataset collected so far by the team, I believe
AsiDNA™ could change cancer treatment paradigm, especially in some
selected combinations and represents a promising way to help
patients in need.”
Dr Jacques
Mallet, new
independent member of the
Board of Directors of Onxeo, added: "I’m
delighted to have the opportunity of joining this strong group of
Directors to support the team in the development and growth of the
company. I have been impressed by AsiDNA™ and the numerous
development opportunities of this potential breakthrough compound.
I am now eager to support Onxeo highly professional teams to best
design the next steps to ensure optimal value creation for the
company.”
Shefali Agarwal,
Chairwoman of the Board
of Directors of Onxeo, commented: "We are proud to have
such distinguished experts join our Board and to benefit from their
rich experience in the healthcare industry. Dr Coleman is an
internationally recognized leader in ovarian cancer who strongly
contributed to developing many innovative treatments for this
highly aggressive form of cancer. Dr Mallet brings three decades of
experience as strategist and investor in healthcare business, which
is a strong asset for Onxeo’s development. Their complementary
background combining outstanding clinical research and management
of international pharmaceutical companies make them an excellent
fit for Onxeo as we continue to grow and enhance our research
program around AsiDNA™.”
Judith Greciet, Chief Executive Officer
of Onxeo, concluded: "I am delighted to welcome these two
outstanding experts to our Board. Together with the recent
appointment of Shefali Agarwal as our Chairwoman, they will be an
active support for the Company’s ambitious development program,
including its expansion into the United States.”
About Onxeo
Onxeo (Euronext Paris, NASDAQ
Copenhagen: ONXEO) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company
developing innovative oncology drugs targeting tumor DNA-binding
functions through unique mechanisms of action in the sought-after
field of DNA Damage Response (DDR). The Company is focused on
bringing early-stage first-in-class or disruptive compounds from
translational research to clinical proof-of-concept, a
value-creating inflection point appealing to potential
partners.
platON™ is
Onxeo’s chemistry platform of oligonucleotides acting as decoy
agonists, which generates new innovative compounds and broaden the
Company’s product pipeline.
AsiDNA™, the
first compound from platON™, is a first-in-class, highly
differentiated clinical stage candidate in the field of DNA Damage
Response (DDR). Its decoy and agonist mechanism acting upstream of
multiple DDR pathways results in distinctive antitumoral
properties, notably the ability to prevent or abrogate tumor
resistance to targeted therapies such as PARP inhibitors and a
strong synergy with tumor DNA-damaging agents such as
radio/chemotherapy. AsiDNA™ is currently in combination clinical
studies in hard-to-treat solid tumors.
OX401 is a new drug candidate
from platON™, optimized to be a potent PARP agonist acting on both
the DNA Damage Response and the activation of immune response,
without inducing resistance. OX401 is undergoing preclinical
proof-of-concept studies, alone and in combination with
immunotherapies.
For more
information, please visit
www.onxeo.com.
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