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HOOKIPA Appoints David R. Kaufman to its Board of Directors | ||
By: Nasdaq / GlobeNewswire - 25 Apr 2019 | Back to overview list |
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NEW YORK and VIENNA, Austria, April 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOK), a company developing a new class of immunotherapeutics targeting infectious diseases and cancers based on its proprietary arenavirus platform, today announced the appointment of David R. Kaufman, M.D., Ph.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Kaufman currently serves as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute. Prior to joining the Institute, he held several leadership positions at Merck Research Laboratories, including Head of Translational Oncology, Executive Director in Clinical Oncology and Associate Director of the Merck Drug Development and Leadership Program. “I look forward to welcoming David onto HOOKIPA’s Board of Directors. David’s expertise as an immunologist and in oncology research and development will provide invaluable benefits in helping us maximize the potential of our proprietary arenavirus platform to target infectious diseases and cancers, two major areas of global concern,” said Joern Aldag, CEO of HOOKIPA. Commenting on his appointment, Dr. Kaufman said: “Joining HOOKIPA at this pivotal moment in the Company’s evolution presents an exciting opportunity. I look forward to collaborating with other Board members and the Senior Management Team and hope to leverage my medical knowledge and corporate experience to aid the progression of HOOKIPA’s impressive pipeline of new immunotherapeutics.” As well as welcoming Dr. Kaufman, HOOKIPA bids farewell to longstanding Board member Professor Paul-Henri Lambert. While leaving the board, Paul-Henri Lambert will remain on the scientific advisory board of the Company. On Professor Lambert’s departure, HOOKIPA’s CEO Joern Aldag commented: “I wish to thank Paul-Henri for his commitment to the Company as a valuable member of the Board over the past six years. With his deep scientific knowledge and broad experience, Paul-Henri has contributed significantly to HOOKIPA’s success today.” About HOOKIPA HOOKIPA’s proprietary arenavirus-based technologies, VaxWave®*, a replication-deficient viral vector, and TheraT®*, a replication-attenuated viral vector, are designed to induce robust antigen specific CD8+ T cells and pathogen-neutralizing antibodies. Both, VaxWave® and TheraT®, are designed to allow for repeat administration while maintaining an immune response. TheraT® has the potential to induce CD8+ T cell response levels previously not achieved by other published immuno-therapy approaches. HOOKIPA’s “off-the-shelf” viral vectors target dendritic cells in vivo to activate the immune system. HOOKIPA has successfully completed a Phase 1 trial of a VaxWave®-based prophylactic vaccine to protect against cytomegalovirus infection and has started dosing patients in a Phase 2 trial in cytomegalovirus-negative patients awaiting kidney transplantation from cytomegalovirus-positive donors. To expand its infectious disease portfolio, HOOKIPA has entered into a collaboration and licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. to jointly research and develop functional cures for HIV and Hepatitis B infections. HOOKIPA is building a proprietary immuno-oncology pipeline by targeting virally mediated cancer antigens, self-antigens and next-generation antigens. TheraT® and VaxWave® are not approved anywhere globally and their safety and efficacy have not been established. Find out more about HOOKIPA online at www.hookipapharma.com. *Registered in Europe; Pending in the US. HOOKIPA Forward Looking Statements For further information, please contact: Media enquiries Sue Charles/ Ashley Tapp CONTACT: Nina.Waibel@HookipaPharma.com Hookipa@Instinctif.com |
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