Summit Therapeutics (SMMT) Appoints Urte Gayko to its Board

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Summit Therapeutics Bolsters Its Board of Directors with Seasoned Regulatory & Clinical Research Executive Dr. Urte Gayko

November 3, 2021 8:30 AM EDT

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Nov. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMT) today announced that Dr. Urte Gayko, PhD, has been appointed to our Board of Directors, effective immediately. Dr. Gayko is currently the Senior Vice President of Drug Development & Regulatory Affairs at Nektar Therapeutics.

Dr. Gayko previously served as the Global Head of Regulatory Affairs and Pharmacovigilance at Pharmacyclics, Inc., and has over 20 years of experience in areas encompassing regulatory and clinical development ranging from pre-commercial entities to large biopharmaceutical companies, including Amgen and AbbVie. Dr. Gayko performed her PhD research in... More