CAMBRIDGE, Mass ，SHANGHAI，China  & ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands . January 4, 2019– Harbour BioMed announced the appointment of Atul Deshpande, Ph.D. MBA, as Chief Strategy Officer and Head of U.S. Operations. Dr. Deshpande joins Harbour BioMed from Sanofi, where he served as Global Operations Lead of Sanofi Genzyme’s Dupixent® (dupilumab) franchise.

“Atul brings a wealth of industry experience in immunology and other therapeutic areas and across the pharmaceutical value chain, including both strategy and execution,” said Dr. Jingsong Wang, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Harbour BioMed. “Harbour BioMed has rapidly expanded its drug discovery platforms and built an initial R&D portfolio since it was founded two years ago. Atul will be integral to developing and driving corporate strategy for the next stage of our growth. He will also oversee our U.S. business operations.”

During his tenure at Sanofi Genzyme, Dr. Deshpande delivered on roles with increasing responsibility from strategy to implementation. He was instrumental in establishing and executing global Dupixent launches in Atopic Dermatitis and Asthma, a blockbuster brand in the making. He also brings significant international experience, having developed the R&D strategy for the company’s Asia Pacific businesses, including Japan and China. Prior to Sanofi Genzyme, Dr. Deshpande served at several life science strategic consulting firms.

Dr. Deshpande holds a Ph.D. in Neurobiology and Behavior from University of California, Irvine and an MBA from Cranfield University in the UK.

Company also names Chief Development, Chief Business Officers

Harbour BioMed also announced the promotions of Dr. Xiaoxiang Chen, MD to Chief Development Officer, and Dr. Mai-Jing Liao, Ph.D., MBA to Chief Business Officer, effective immediately.

About Harbour BioMed

 
Harbour BioMed (HKEX: 02142) is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel antibody therapeutics focusing on oncology and immunology. The Company is building its robust portfolio and differentiated pipeline through internal R&D capability, collaborations with co-discovery and co-development partners and select acquisitions.

 
The Company’s proprietary antibody technology platforms Harbour Mice^® generate fully human monoclonal antibodies in two heavy and two light chain (H2L2) format, as well as heavy chain only (HCAb) format. Building upon the HCAb antibodies, the HCAb-based immune cell engagers (HBICE^®) are capable of delivering tumor killing effects unachievable by traditional combination therapies. Integrating Harbour Mice^® with single B cell cloning platform, our antibody discovery engine is highly unique and efficient for development of next generation therapeutic antibodies. 

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Contacts:

Timothy Miller, Harbour Antibodies US, Boston

+1-857-214-0976

timothy.miller@harbourbiomed.com

Yue Wang, Harbour BioMed, Shanghai

+86-138-1854-2349

yue.wang@harbourbiomed.com