– USA, CA – Aadi Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: AADI), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company today announced the appointment of Founder and current CEO Dr. Neil Desai (Ph.D.) as Executive Chairman alongside current COO Brendan Delaney stepping to the role of President and CEO, effective as of January 1st, 2023.
“I have had the opportunity to work with Brendan since he joined Aadi as COO in September 2021. Since that time his expertise and leadership have been instrumental in building the organization in preparation for the growth that lies ahead,” said Dr. Neil Desai.
About Dr. Neil Desai
Dr. Desai is the founder of Aadi Bioscience and has served as its President and CEO since 2011. He is the inventor of nab technology and the mTOR inhibitor nab-sirolimus and helped guide the organization through the drug development process leading to approval of FYARRO, the first FDA-approved therapy for advanced malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor. The Company raised $155M concurrent with a public listing in August 2021 and since that time, has grown to more than 80 employees including the recruitment of a top-notch leadership team. He has helped to guide the organization through the inaugural commercialization of FYARRO for advanced malignant PEComa, and the launch of the PRECISION 1 tumor-agnostic trial targeting TSC1 and TSC2 inactivating alterations. Most recently, following the completion of a $72.5 million financing in September 2022, the Company launched a new clinical collaboration exploring the potential of the combination of nab-sirolimus with a KRAS inhibitor in NSCLC and other cancers.
“It truly is an honor to take on this leadership role here at Aadi and I am very excited to continue working with Neil and the entire team as the CEO. I look forward to what we can accomplish together heading into our next phase of growth and as we look toward the potential launch of FYARRO in the substantially larger tumor-agnostic oncology indication,” said COO, Brendan Delaney. “We have an amazing team in place who will ensure continued execution on our commercial progress, advancing our PRECISION 1 trial and further exploring additional clinical opportunities for FYARRO, and it’s exciting to consider the potential we have as a leading precision oncology company in the future.”
About Brendan Delaney
Prior to joining Aadi in September 2021, Brendan Delaney served as CCO of Constellation Pharma which was acquired by MorphoSys for $1.7 billion. Prior to joining Constellation, Mr. Delaney was the CCO at Immunomedics, where he led the buildout of the marketing, sales, market access, and commercial operations teams. He was instrumental in successfully launching Trodelvy, the first TROP-2 directed antibody-drug conjugate for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer. Immunomedics was acquired by Gilead Sciences for $21 billion in September 2020. Previously, he served as the head of U.S. hematology and oncology at Celgene Corporation, where he managed a portfolio of brands including Revlimid, Pomalyst and Abraxane. Prior to joining Celgene, he held various commercial roles at both Novartis Oncology and Genentech, where he led several successful product launches for blockbuster brands.
He earned an MBA from the Stern School of Business at NYU and a BS in biology from Rutgers University.
About Aadi Bioscience
Aadi is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on precision therapies for genetically defined cancers to bring transformational therapies to cancer patients with mTOR pathway driver alterations Aadi received FDA approval and has commercialized FYARRO for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor.
Aadi has also initiated PRECISION 1, a Phase 2 tumor-agnostic registration-intended trial in mTOR inhibitor-naïve malignant solid tumors harboring TSC1 or TSC2 inactivating alterations.
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