– USA, MA – Immuneering Corporation (Nasdaq: IMRX), a clinical-stage oncology company focused on keeping cancer patients alive, announced the appointment of Dr. Tom Schall (Ph.D.) to Chairman of the Board of Directors.
About Dr. Thomas J. Schall
Dr. Tom Schall is a renowned biotech executive and scientist with more than 30 years of leadership in drug discovery and development. He is best known as the founder and longtime CEO and Chairman of ChemoCentryx, where he led the development and eventual FDA approval of Tavneos®, a first-in-class oral therapy for ANCA-associated vasculitis. Under his leadership, ChemoCentryx was acquired by Amgen in 2022 for nearly $4 billion. His career has been defined by bringing paradigm-shifting therapies to patients with high unmet needs.
Dr. Schall has served on Immuneering’s Board of Directors since March 2024 and brings to the Chairmanship a unique combination of scientific vision, operational discipline, and regulatory acumen. His appointment signals the company’s readiness to enter a new phase of execution as it prepares for pivotal studies, registration filings, and ultimately commercialization.
About Immuneering Corporation
Immuneering is a clinical-stage oncology company focused on keeping cancer patients alive. The Company is developing an entirely new category of cancer medicines, Deep Cyclic Inhibitors. Immuneering’s lead product candidate, atebimetinib, is an oral, once-daily Deep Cyclic Inhibitor of MEK designed to improve durability and tolerability, and expand indications to include MAPK pathway-driven tumors such as most pancreatic cancers. Atebimetinib is currently in a Phase 2a trial in patients with advanced solid tumors, including pancreatic cancer. The Company’s development pipeline also includes early-stage programs.
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