Zymeworks (ZYME) Appoints Neil Josephson as Chief Medical Officer

Zymeworks Inc. (NYSE: ZYME), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing multifunctional biotherapeutics, today announced that Neil Josephson, M.D., who has been serving as the company’s interim Chief Medical Officer (CMO) since May of this year, will transition to the permanent CMO position, effective November 15.

“Over the past six months, Neil has done an exemplary job of leading Zymeworks’ Medical organization and the advancement of our clinical pipeline,” said Ali Tehrani, Ph.D., Zymeworks’ President and CEO. “I am very pleased that Neil will be at the helm as we enroll our second pivotal trial for zanidatamab in HER2-positive gastroesophageal adenocarcinomas and continue to expand the development of zanidatamab and ZW49 in additional indications, including breast cancer.”

Dr. Josephson joined Zymeworks in 2019 as Vice President, Clinical Research and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Clinical Research last year, before his May appointment to interim CMO. Prior to joining Zymeworks, Dr. Josephson spent nearly six years at Seagen Inc., most recently as Vice President of Clinical Development, where he worked on multiple early and late-stage programs, including leading the approval of ADCETRIS® for the 1st line treatment of advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Before joining Seagen, he was an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology at the University of Washington. He received an M.D. degree from Columbia University and an A.B. from Dartmouth College.

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