– USA, CA – Spotlight Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company applying new insights to develop cell-targeted in vivo CRISPR gene editing biologics, today announced the appointment of Dr. Antoine Yver (M.D.) to its Board as an Independent Director.
“We are thrilled to welcome Antoine to Spotlight’s Board of Directors. Few people in our industry enjoy such a remarkable track record of successful drug development, exercising extreme rigor in following the science to deliver practice-changing medicines that serve patients with significant unmet medical needs,” said CEO, Dr. Mary Haak-Frendscho.
“Antoine’s deep insights and vast global pharma experience will help propel Spotlight to becoming a clinical-stage company,” said Dr. Craig Gordon, Spotlight board member, Founder, CEO, and CIO of GordonMD Global Investments. “We look forward to working together to impact the strategic decisions of the company that will ultimately provide benefit to patients.”
About Dr. Antoine Yver
Trained as an oncologist and immunologist, Dr. Yver’s extensive industry experience and perceptive acumen will be extremely valuable as Spotlight continues to strengthen its highly differentiated TAGE (Targeted Active Gene Editors) platform and advance lead therapeutic candidates toward the clinic.
As Executive Vice President and Global Head of Oncology R&D at Daiichi Sankyo, Dr. Yver played a key role in the development of the breakthrough cancer biologic, Enhertu, that is redefining breast cancer treatment and promises to set a new standard of care, as well as other Daiichi Sankyo DXd ADCs. From 2009 to 2016, Dr. Yver held executive leadership positions at AstraZeneca, including SVP & Global Head of Oncology Development. Under his leadership, Tagrisso and Lynparza were successfully developed and commercialized for patients. Before joining AstraZeneca, Dr. Yver held roles at Merck, Johnson & Johnson, Aventis, and Rhone-Poulenc Rorer. Dr. Yver is EVP and Chairman of Development at Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc and currently serves as an Independent Director of the Board of Directors at Sanofi.
“I am delighted to join the Spotlight Board and support the mission to unlock the full potential of gene editing and enable effective single administration therapeutics for patients,” said Dr. Antoine Yver. “Spotlight’s biologics-based delivery approach has the potential to forge a new generation of cell-targeted in vivo CRISPR gene editing medicines across multiple therapeutic areas.”
About Spotlight Therapeutics
Established in mid-2018, Spotlight Therapeutics is a privately held biotechnology company advancing a pipeline of cell-targeted in vivo CRISPR gene editing therapies. Spotlight’s proprietary technology platform TAGE (Targeted Active Gene Editors) is a new class of biologics, CRISPR effectors engineered for direct delivery in vivo, to achieve cell-selective therapeutic genome editing. Spotlight’s pipeline is advancing its modular programmable CRISPR effectors toward clinical studies in immuno-oncology, ophthalmic diseases, and hemoglobinopathies. The company is headquartered in Hayward, California.
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