Ex-Juno chief Hans Bish­op takes the helm at can­cer test­ing start­up Grail in a shake­up as IPO ru­mors per­co­late

There’s a shake­up un­der­way at the high-fly­ing can­cer test­ing start­up Grail which is bring­ing in one of the best known biotech ex­ecs in the in­dus­try.

Thurs­day evening Men­lo Park, CA-based Grail an­nounced that ex-Roche ex­ec Jen­nifer Cook is step­ping down from her post as CEO for fam­i­ly health rea­sons and hand­ing the helm to Hans Bish­op, best known for steer­ing Juno Ther­a­peu­tics to a $9 bil­lion buy­out by Cel­gene.

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