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Connect Biopharma Appoints Autoimmune and Immunology Expert Chin Lee, MD, MPH as Chief Medical Officer
CMO appointment to propel Connect through clinical milestones across solid pipeline of inflammatory disease therapies in development SAN DIEGOand TAICANG,
About this update from Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited
[{"type":"text","content":"CMO appointment to propel Connect through clinical milestones across solid pipeline of inflammatory disease therapies in development SAN DIEGOand TAICANG, China, March 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: CNTB) (\"Connect Biopharma,\" “Connect,” or the “Company”), a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of patients with chronic inflammatory diseases through the development of therapies derived from T cell-driven research, today announced the appointment of Chin Lee, MD, MPH, as Chief Medical Officer, effective March 1, 2022. “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Lee to Connect’s executive team at a pivotal time for the organization,” said Zheng Wei, Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO of Connect Biopharma. “His extensive drug development experience in inflammation and immunology is expected to help advance our clinical pipeline of potentially differentiated therapeutic candidates designed to improve care and outcomes for millions of people with inflammatory diseases worldwide.” Dr. Lee brings more than 15 years of clinical research and development experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Lee served as Vice President, Head of Clinical Science, and Chief Medical Officer at Theravance Biopharma, Inc. Before this role, Dr. Lee was Lead Group Medical Director, within the Genentech Research & Early Development (gRED) group at Genentech, Inc. Previously, Dr. Lee held roles of increasing responsibility at Eli Lilly & Company, serving most recently as Global Senior Medical Director, Immunology Therapeutic Area, within the Bio-medicines Business Unit, and he also served as Associate Medical Director, Immunoscience Group, at Abbott. He has successfully led the submission of global regulatory filings, including for U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals, and product commercialization across multiple autoimmune and immunology disease indications. Dr. Lee received a B.S. in Biology and an M.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.P.H. from Northwestern University. “I am honored to join Connect Biopharma during this exciting time as they progress their pipeline of innovative development programs derived from their T cell-driven research,” said Dr. Lee. “Connect is a leader in targeting immunological pathways, and...