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Aprea Therapeutics Appoints Dr. Jean-Pierre Bizzari to its Board of Directors and Names Dr. Richard Peters as Chairman
DOYLESTOWN, Pa., Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aprea Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: APRE) (“Aprea”, or the “Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical
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[{"type":"text","content":"DOYLESTOWN, Pa., Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aprea Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: APRE) (“Aprea”, or the “Company”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on precision oncology through synthetic lethality, today announced it has appointed Dr. Jean-Pierre Bizzari to its Board of Directors and is naming Dr. Richard Peters as its new Chairman of the Board. Dr. Bizzari will replace Mr. Christian Schade, who is stepping down from the Board. “We warmly welcome Dr. Jean-Pierre Bizzari to our Board of Directors. Jean-Pierre is an esteemed industry thought leader and was the Group Head Clinical Development Oncology at Celgene where he was responsible for developing some of the most significant and successful oncology therapeutics,” said Dr. Oren Gilad, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aprea. “Jean-Pierre joins our Board as Chris Schade retires from his role as Chairman and member of the Board to focus on his other commitments. Dr. Richard Peters has served as independent Director of Aprea since June 2020 and Chair of the Compensation Committee since November 2020. Dr. Peters will now also assume the role of Chairman, and we welcome his leadership as he guides our diverse and experienced Board.” Dr. Jean-Pierre Bizzari joins the Aprea Board having led a remarkable and distinguished career in oncology. He has been responsible for numerous global approvals of several billion-dollar therapies, including: Fotomustine, Taxotere, Revlimid, Abraxane, Vidaza, PTCL, Eloxatin, CPT-11, Gliadel, Rasburicase, and Pomalidomide to name a few. He has been involved in acquisition and licensing agreements with several major pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Bizzari is a member and leader on many scientific committees and is currently a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the National Cancer Institute in France; a Board member of the European Organization of Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) and Chairman of the EORTC New Drug Advisory Committee. He currently is on the Boards of Halozyme, ADC Therapeutics, NETRIS Pharma, and Oxford BioTherapeutics. Most recently, Dr. Bizzari was the Group Head Clinical Development Oncology at Celgene. He led global clinical development conducting over 25 Phase 3 trials, was responsible for global operations of over 950 people and was chairman of the Hematology Oncology development committee...