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Atara Biotherapeutics Names Cell Therapy & Oncology Leader Jakob Dupont, M.D. as Global Head of Research & Development
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRA), a pioneer in T-cell immunotherapy leveraging its novel allogeneic
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[{"type":"text","content":" SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAtara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRA), a pioneer in T-cell immunotherapy leveraging its novel allogeneic EBV T-cell platform to develop transformative therapies for patients with severe diseases including solid tumors, hematologic cancers and autoimmune disease, today named cell therapy and oncology expert Jakob Dupont, M.D. as Executive Vice President, Global Head of Research and Development (R&D).\n\n\n“We are excited for Jakob to join our team as the Global Head of Research and Development,” said Pascal Touchon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Atara Biotherapeutics. “I am confident that his deep and diverse expertise from cell therapy research to oncology clinical development and global regulatory approvals will be instrumental in leading our extremely capable and knowledgeable team to execute successfully on the development of our transformative therapies and bring unique off-the-shelf, allogeneic EBV T-cell immunotherapies to patients in dire need.”\n\n\nDr. Dupont joins Atara from Gossamer Bio where he served as the Chief Medical Officer overseeing global development, regulatory and quality activities for the company, advancing therapeutics in the disease areas of immunology, inflammation and oncology. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and Global Head of Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Development for Genentech/Roche, where he was responsible for the global development of Herceptin®, Perjeta®, Kadcyla®, ipatesetib, taselisib, and Tecentriq®, among others, and co-led the Genentech/Roche Breast Cancer Disease Area Strategy Team and served on the Oncology Leadership Team. He and his team secured a number of regulatory approvals including Perjeta and Kadcyla in adjuvant HER2+ breast cancer and Tecentriq for triple negative breast cancer. Prior to his recent role at Genentech/Roche, Dr. Dupont was Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. where he oversaw the successful submissions of eight investigational new drug applications (INDs) and 26 clinical trial initiations and also participated in the execution of major corporate initiatives, including OncoMed’s initial public offering and a partnership agreement with Celgene.\n\n\nDr. Dupont began his career in the biotech industry with Genentech/Roche where he served as Glo...