Genentech R&D leader Dietmar Berger moves to Atara Bio, heading up off-the-shelf T cell work
A senior global R&D leader at Genentech is leaving the biotech giant for a new post at South San Francisco’s Atara Biotherapeutics. Dietmar Berger will join Atara $ATRA as global head of R&D, taking the company’s allogeneic T cell treatments through the clinic.
Berger is best known for his recent role at Genentech/Roche, where he’s been working as senior vice president and global head of product development within the company’s hematology and oncology unit since 2014. There, he led medical strategy for Genentech’s portfolio of cancer medicines, including global filings of approved drugs like Gazyva, Cotellic, Alecensa, Tecentriq and Hemlibra.
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