Press release
Fulcrum Therapeutics Appoints Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Officer
— Santiago Arroyo, M.D., Ph.D. joined as CMO on November 7, 2022 — — Jeff W. Jacobs, Ph.D. to join as CSO on December 1, 2022 — CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –, Nov. 07,
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[{"type":"text","content":"— Santiago Arroyo, M.D., Ph.D. joined as CMO on November 7, 2022 — — Jeff W. Jacobs, Ph.D. to join as CSO on December 1, 2022 — CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –, Nov. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc.® (Nasdaq: FULC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on improving the lives of patients with genetically defined rare diseases, today announced the appointment of Santiago Arroyo, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Medical Officer, and Jeff W. Jacobs, Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Officer. “We are thrilled to welcome Drs. Arroyo and Jacobs to our executive team,” said Bryan Stuart, Chief Executive Officer at Fulcrum. “Dr. Arroyo has extensive experience leading clinical development at multiple biotech companies, most recently developing novel therapeutics to treat rare, immune-mediated diseases at Momenta Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Jacobs has a lengthy history in preclinical drug development, including spearheading the discovery of two drugs that have commercially launched. Their scientific and clinical expertise will be invaluable to Fulcrum as we advance our portfolio of transformative therapies.” Santiago Arroyo, M.D., Ph.D. – Chief Medical OfficerDr. Arroyo brings to Fulcrum nearly 20 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience, leading the clinical development of therapeutics across multiple disease areas. In his role as Chief Medical Officer at Momenta Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Johnson & Johnson), Dr. Arroyo led the clinical development of the company’s broad portfolio of hematology, neurology, immunology, and materno-fetal therapeutics. Previously, he was the Chief Medical Officer of Boston Pharmaceuticals. Before that, he held multiple clinical roles at Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer, where he was the Head of Clinical Research and Chief Medical Officer for Pharmacotherapeutics. Earlier, Dr. Arroyo held clinical development roles at Eisai Global Clinical Development and Schwarz Biosciences. Dr. Arroyo began his career as an academic neurologist at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Johns Hopkins Hospital and Medical School, and the Hospital Clinic de Barcelona in Spain. He earned a Ph.D. from the Universidad de Barcelona and an M.D. from the Universidad Autonóma de Madrid. “I am pleased to have joined Fulcrum at this key juncture,” commented Dr. Arroyo. “With the FSHD Phase 3 program that could deliver a first to mark...