Cherry Thomas joins Caribou as SVP of clinical development; Artax locks in Joseph Lobacki as CEO
→ CRISPR genome editing player Caribou Biosciences has appointed Cherry Thomas as SVP of clinical development, a newly-created position. Thomas jumps to Berkeley-based Caribou from Array Biopharma, where she was VP of clinical development of their oncology division. She’s also been the executive director of clinical development at BeiGene.
→ Not only has autoimmune disease-focused Artax Biopharma brought Joseph Lobacki to the helm as CEO, but the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company has also made some new additions to its management team. Lobacki takes over the reins from Damia Tormo, who remains on the company’s board of directors. Lobacki joins the team after a stint at Verastem as EVP and CCO and as COO of Finch Therapeutics. In addition, Lobacki has held posts at Medivation, Micromet and Genzyme.
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