4d Pharma PLC Appointment of NED (1516K)
27 Agosto 2019 - 8:02AM
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4d Pharma PLC
27 August 2019
4D pharma plc
(the "Company" or "4D")
Appointment of independent Non-Executive Director
4D pharma plc (AIM: DDDD), a pharmaceutical company leading the
development of Live Biotherapeutics, today announces the
appointment of Sandy Macrae, PhD, as an independent Non-Executive
Director with immediate effect.
Dr. Sandy Macrae has over twenty years of experience in the
pharmaceutical industry, with a combination of scientific, medical
and commercial expertise. Dr. Macrae currently serves as President
and Chief Executive Officer of Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.
("Sangamo"; NASDAQ: SGMO), a leading genomic medicine company
active in developing cell and gene therapies across a range of rare
and large indications. Since Dr. Macrae joined Sangamo in 2016, the
company has grown to have seven active clinical programmes,
established multiple partnerships with major pharma groups, and
seen its market capitalisation increase from around $350 million to
approximately $1.35 billion today.
Dr. Macrae has previously served as Global Medical Officer of
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, overseeing medical affairs, regulatory
affairs, pharmacovigilance, outcomes research and epidemiology,
quantitative sciences, and knowledge and informatics. Prior to
that, Dr. Macrae held roles of increasing responsibility at
GlaxoSmithKline, including Senior Vice President, Emerging Markets
Research and Development (R&D), and Vice President, Business
Development. Earlier in his career, he worked for SmithKline
Beecham, where he was responsible for clinical development in the
therapeutic areas of neurology and gastroenterology.
Duncan Peyton, 4D's Chief Executive Officer, commented: "We
welcome Sandy to our Board and very much look forward to working
with him at this exciting time in the Company's development. His
extensive experience of bringing novel pharmaceuticals to market
will be incredibly valuable as we continue to generate the clinical
data to bring our products to patients."
The following information is disclosed in accordance with Rule
17 and Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Alexander Donald Macrae, 56, has no current interest in the
shares of 4D pharma plc and has the following current and previous
company directorships and partnerships:
Current Company Directorships and Partnerships:
Sangamo Therapeutics Inc.
Company Directorships and Partnerships held in last 5 years:
Sangamo Therapeutics UK Limited
Save for the disclosures above, there are no further disclosures
to be made in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule 2 paragraph (g)
of the AIM Rules for Companies.
For further information please contact:
4D
Duncan Peyton, Chief Executive Officer + 44 (0)113 895 0130
N+1 Singer - Nominated Adviser and Joint
Broker +44 (0) 20 7496 3000
Aubrey Powell/ Justin McKeegan/ Alex Bond
(Corporate Finance)
Tom Salvesen (Corporate Broking)
Bryan Garnier & Co. Limited - Joint Broker +44 (0)20 7332 2500
Dominic Wilson /Phil Walker
About 4D
Founded in February 2014, 4D is a world leader in the development of Live Biotherapeutics,
a novel and emerging class of drugs, defined by the FDA as biological products that contain
a live organism, such as a bacterium, that is applicable to the prevention, treatment or cure
of a disease. 4D has developed a proprietary platform, MicroRx, that rationally identifies
Live Biotherapeutics based on a deep understanding of function and mechanism. 4D's Live Biotherapeutic
products are orally delivered single strains of bacteria that are naturally found in the healthy
human gut. The Company has four clinical studies in progress, namely a Phase II clinical study
of Blautix in Irritable Bowel Syndrome, a Phase I/II study of MRx0518 in combination with
KEYTRUDA(R) (pembrolizumab) in solid tumours, a Phase I study of MRx0518 in a neoadjuvant
setting for patients with solid tumours and a Phase I/II study of MRx-4DP0004 in asthma. Other
focus programmes include disease areas such as CNS disease.
About 4D
For more information, refer to https://www.4dpharmaplc.com/
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