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Biomea Fusion Announces Leadership Transition
Board member Mick Hitchcock named interim CEO replacing Thomas Butler.COO and President Ramses Erdtmann continuing at Biomea in current role.REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biomea Fusion, Inc. (“Biomea,” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BMEA), a clinical-stage diabetes and obesity medicines company, announced today an executive leadership change to help ensure the company realizes its full potential developing a novel therapy for diabetes. Specifically, Mick Hitchcock, a curre
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