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Aprea Therapeutics Appoints Gregory S. Wessels as Vice President, Commercial
BOSTON, Feb. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aprea Therapeutics Inc., (NASDAQ: APRE), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and
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[{"type":"text","content":"BOSTON, Feb. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aprea Therapeutics Inc., (NASDAQ: APRE), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing novel cancer therapeutics that reactivate mutant p53 tumor suppressor protein, today announced the appointment of Gregory S. Wessels to the newly created position of Vice President, Commercial. An experienced biotech executive, Mr. Wessels brings to Aprea nearly 23 years of experience in sales, marketing and commercialization strategy, most recently having served as Executive Director - US Marketing for Lymphoma and Acute Myeloid Leukemia at Bristol-Myers Squibb.\n “We are excited to welcome Greg to the Aprea team as we continue our progress towards key upcoming milestones,” said Christian S. Schade, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aprea Therapeutics. “Greg’s leadership and broad commercialization experiences in launching new therapies are essential to help drive Aprea’s future plans to bring our novel, p53-targeted oncology therapies to patients in need.” Mr. Wessels added, “Aprea has made significant progress in the development of a breakthrough therapy for patients with limited therapeutic options. I look forward to joining the team and building a commercial organization focused on bringing important new therapies to patients with cancer.” Prior to joining Aprea from BMS, Mr. Wessels held global and regional oncology marketing positions of increasing responsibility over more than 11 years at Celgene Corporation. Prior to joining Celgene he spent 11 years with Sanofi US in sales, marketing and business planning roles. Mr. Wessels received a BS in Biochemistry from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. About Aprea Therapeutics Aprea Therapeutics Inc., (NASDAQ: APRE) is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with research facilities in Stockholm, Sweden, focused on developing and commercializing novel cancer therapeutics that reactivate the mutant tumor suppressor protein p53. The Company’s lead product candidate is APR-246, a small molecule in clinical development for hematologic malignancies, including myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). For more information, please visit the company website at www.aprea.com. The Company may use, and...