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BioMarin Announces New R&D and Business Development Leadership
Greg Friberg, M.D., Appointed EVP, Chief Research & Development Officer as Hank Fuchs, M.D., Will Retire After 15 Years at Company James Sabry, M.D., Ph.D.,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Greg Friberg, M.D., Appointed EVP, Chief Research & Development Officer as Hank Fuchs, M.D., Will Retire After 15 Years at Company\nJames Sabry, M.D., Ph.D., Appointed EVP, Chief Business Officer\nSAN RAFAEL, Calif., Aug. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) today announced the appointments of Greg Friberg, M.D., as Executive Vice President, Chief Research & Development Officer, succeeding Hank Fuchs, M.D., and James Sabry, M.D., Ph.D., as Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nDr. Friberg, who will join BioMarin effective Sept. 30, is a proven leader with nearly two decades of industry experience. He comes to BioMarin from Amgen, Inc., where he most recently served as Vice President, Global Medical Affairs, Rare Disease. Dr. Friberg brings a wealth of experience in clinical development and lifecycle management to the role. During his 18 years at Amgen, he has been responsible for advancing multiple medicines from investigational new drug application filing through late-stage development. In addition, he served as head of Global Development for the company's hematology/oncology and bone portfolios. At BioMarin, he will assume responsibility for the company's R&D organization, including discovery research, preclinical, translational and clinical programs, as well as global regulatory and medical affairs. Dr. Friberg holds an M.D. from New York Medical College. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and his fellowship in hematology and oncology at The University of Chicago Medical Center. Prior to Amgen, he served on the faculty of the University of Chicago.\nDr. Sabry, whose appointment is effective Oct. 7, is one of the biopharmaceutical industry's top business development executives, having led 1,200 transactions over his career. He joins BioMarin from Roche and Genentech, where he spent 14 years, serving most recently as Executive Vice President and Global Head of Roche Partnering. He brings decades of expertise in identifying innovation at all stages of development, from preclinical to commercialized products, focusing on novel targets and approaches to managing serious medical conditions. During his tenure at Roche and Genentech, Dr. Sabry identified, executed and managed transactions that bolstered the pipelin...