– USA, CA – ImmPACT Bio USA, Inc., a clinical-stage company developing transformative logic-gate-based chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies for treating cancer, today announced the appointment of Biren Amin to its board of directors.
“It is my pleasure to welcome Biren to the board of ImmPACT Bio. Biren is a seasoned executive who is highly experienced in capital markets, finance, and corporate strategy. Biren’s broad and deep expertise will be invaluable as we continue to build the company to advance our pipeline of next-generation CAR T-cell therapies,” said Board Chair, Dr. Sheila Gujrathi.
About Biren Amin
Biren Amin has been CFO and CSO of Pyramid Biosciences, Inc. since August 2022. He also serves as a co-director on the board of trustees of Axiom REACH Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on addressing public health disparities.
“ImmPACT Bio’s portfolio of logic-gate-based CAR T-cell therapies holds tremendous potential to transform how we treat cancers,” said Mr. Amin. “I am excited to work with this dynamic board and talented leadership team to help ImmPACT Bio achieve its vision of developing transformative oncology medicines for cancer patients who are in desperate need of new treatment options.”
Previously, Mr. Amin was CFO of Immuneering Corporation and led its IPO in mid-2021. Before his pivot to industry, Mr. Amin spent nearly two decades on Wall Street building a strong track record covering small and mid-cap biotechnology companies. He was managing director and senior biotechnology analyst at Jefferies Financial Group and earned industry recognition from Financial Times/StarMine and Institutional Investor. Earlier in his career, Mr. Amin held positions within business development and medical affairs functions at Aventis Pharmaceuticals. He holds an M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business at New York University and earned his M.S. in pharmacy from Long Island University, and a B.S. in pharmacy from the University of Sciences in Philadelphia.
About ImmPACT Bio
ImmPACT Bio USA, Inc., is a clinical-stage company dedicated to the discovery of transformative chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies for cancer patients who have exhausted their treatment options. The company’s logic-gate-based CAR T-cell platforms, licensed from UCLA Technology Development Group, address key biological challenges in treating cancer. ImmPACT Bio’s technologies are specifically designed to prevent antigen escape and to overcome the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. The company’s technology is based on the work of pioneering scientists Yvonne Chen, Ph.D., and Antoni Ribas, M.D., Ph.D., both from the University of California, Los Angeles. In addition, another logic-gate-based CAR T-cell technology is based on the work of Gideon Gross, Ph.D., from the MIGAL-Galilee Research Institute, to address the prevention of ‘on-target – off-tumor toxicities.
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