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Bolt Biotherapeutics Appoints Laura Berner to Board of Directors
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bolt Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BOLT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel
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[{"type":"text","content":"REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bolt Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BOLT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, today announced the appointment of Laura Berner to its Board of Directors effective Dec. 14, 2022. “Laura is an accomplished biopharmaceutical executive with impressive corporate leadership, operations, and business development experience,” said Randall Schatzman, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Bolt Biotherapeutics. “As we continue to advance our immuno-oncology pipeline programs in the clinic, Laura brings important strategic perspective from leading and executing more than 50 transactions including research collaborations and product co-development and co-promotion partnerships. We are thrilled to have her join our board of directors.” “Powered by its groundbreaking Boltbody™ ISAC technology, Bolt is developing an innovative immunotherapy pipeline with the potential to improve the lives of patients and meaningfully impact the fight against cancer,” said Ms. Berner. “I am honored to join the Board at Bolt. I look forward to working with the accomplished leadership team and Board to support Bolt’s continued progress and advancement of BDC-1001 into Phase 2 clinical development and BDC-3042 into the clinic, while building value through its collaborations and development of next-generation applications of the ISAC platform.” Laura Berner has extensive biopharma industry experience, in leadership roles spanning corporate strategy, business development, investor relations and law. She currently serves as Chief Operating Officer at TRexBio, a private, venture-backed biotechnology company, with responsibility for corporate and operational functions. Previously, Ms. Berner was Vice President, Head of Business Development & Investor Relations at Myovant Sciences, where she led the execution of global partnerships for the commercialization of the company’s lead products Myfembree® (relugolix, estradiol and norethindrone acetate) and Orgovyx® (relugolix) and supported Myovant through multiple follow-on financings. Earlier in her career, Ms. Berner was a member of the business development team at Roche Pharma Partnering and the transactional law group at Genentech. She began her career as a corporate attorney, first at Ropes & Gray LLP ...