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Enlivex Appoints Dr. Roger J. Pomerantz to its Board of Directors as Vice Chairman
Former Worldwide Head of Licensing and Acquisition and Knowledge Management at Merck & Co., where he led the completion of more than150 business development
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[{"type":"text","content":"Former Worldwide Head of Licensing and Acquisition and Knowledge Management at Merck & Co., where he led the completion of more than150 business development transactions Former Global Head of Infectious Diseases for Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals Former Venture Partner at Flagship Pioneering, as well as the former President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Seres Therapeutics Nes-Ziona, Israel, May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd. (Nasdaq: ENLV, the “Company”), a clinical-stage macrophage reprogramming immunotherapy company, today announced the appointment of Roger J. Pomerantz, M.D., FACP, to its Board of Directors as Vice Chairman. Dr. Pomerantz is a pharmaceutical and biotech industry veteran who has led scientific, drug and business development functions throughout his stellar career. Dr. Pomerantz has held notable positions in both large pharma and small biotech companies. He served as Worldwide Head of Licensing and Acquisition and Knowledge Management at Merck & Co., where he led the completion of more than 150 business development transactions, and as Global Head of Infectious Diseases for Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals. Following his tenure with large pharma, Dr. Pomerantz joined Flagship Pioneering, which conceives, creates, and develops bioplatform companies. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has originated more than 100 scientific ventures such as Moderna, collectively resulting in more than $140 billion in aggregate value. On behalf of Flagship, Dr. Pomerantz was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and Chairman of the Board of Seres Therapeutics (Nasdaq: MCRB), a clinical stage biopharma company targeting the human microbiome. While at Seres, he helped close a significant business development transaction with Nestle Health Sciences for a $150 million up-front payment and a total transaction value of approximately $2 billion. Throughout his career, Dr. Pomerantz led the development of 13 drugs that have been approved and launched world-wide in a range of therapeutic areas. He is currently the President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of ContraFect Corporation (Nasdaq: CFRX), and serves as a Board member at several other biotech companies including Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIRX), Indaptus Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: INDP), Collplant Biotechnologies L...