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Immuneering Appoints Harold E. Brakewood as Chief Business Officer
Seasoned biopharma executive with global business development, commercialization, and new product planning expertise to support the development of a
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[{"type":"text","content":"Seasoned biopharma executive with global business development, commercialization, and new product planning expertise to support the development of a universal-RAS franchise\nCAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Immuneering Corporation (Nasdaq: IMRX), a clinical-stage oncology company developing medicines for broad populations of cancer patients with an initial aim to develop a universal-RAS therapy, announced today that it has appointed Harold E. Brakewood (“E.B.”) as its Chief Business Officer. Mr. Brakewood, who has more than 25 years of experience as a senior executive in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, will be responsible for corporate and business development, new product planning, and commercial strategy. “We are excited to have E.B. join Immuneering’s senior leadership team as we continue to advance our oncology pipeline, including IMM-1-104, our clinical-stage universal-RAS program,” said Ben Zeskind, Ph.D., MBA, Co-founder, and Chief Executive Officer of Immuneering. “E.B.’s significant business development and commercial expertise with new medicines will be invaluable to Immuneering as we explore opportunities to accelerate development and access to new and better treatments for patients with tumors driven by RAS mutations.” “I have been following Immuneering for a long time and am enthusiastic about joining the team at this exciting time as its lead oncology program IMM-1-104 approaches important development milestones,” said Mr. Brakewood. “I look forward to contributing my expertise and experience to help realize the full potential of Immuneering’s unique mechanism of deep cyclic inhibition for broad populations of cancer patients. I am delighted by the opportunity to work with a team dedicated to bringing innovative medicines to address cancers driven by RAS mutations and other MAPK pathway aberrations.” Mr. Brakewood has extensive leadership experience in dealmaking, new product planning and commercialization of new medicines. He joins Immuneering from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals where he most recently served as Vice President, Business Unit Head for oncology, Covid-19, and new product planning. At Regeneron, his teams launched three medicines in six indications in the U.S. and globally, including the anti-PD1 Libtayo for patients with advanced cancers. Prior to Regeneron, Mr. Brakewoo...