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Ankyra Announces Appointment of Dr. Julia Butchko and Ms. Tara Withington to the Board of Directors
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ankyra is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Julia G. Butchko and Ms. Tara Withington to the Board of Directors
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[{"type":"text","content":" CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAnkyra is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Julia G. Butchko and Ms. Tara Withington to the Board of Directors effective September 25, 2024. They will both serve as independent board members and their appointment brings the total board composition to seven directors. “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Butchko and Ms. Withington to the Board”, stated Tillman Gerngross, PhD, Chairman of the Ankyra Board of Directors. “These accomplished individuals bring a fresh perspective to Ankyra at a critical time in the company’s growth.” Howard L. Kaufman, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer at Ankyra added “I am especially enthusiastic about working with Dr. Butchko and Ms. Withington since they bring considerable strengths in research and development as well as representing the patient perspective as we pursue our mission of delivering new drugs to patients with cancer.”\n\nJulia G. Butchko, Ph.D. brings 25 years of industry experience and most recently served as Chief Development Officer at Immunovant (NASDAQ: IMVT), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for patients with autoimmune disease. Dr. Butchko joined Immunovant in October 2019 and has co-led Research and Development to advance batoclimab (IMVT-1401) from early development to multiple, global registration trials and IMVT-1402 from candidate identification through registration trial planning. Prior to Immunovant, Dr. Butchko held various leadership roles at Eli Lilly and Company where she most recently served as the Chief of Staff, Strategy and Operations for Lilly’s Immunology and Neuroscience businesses and Vice President, Lilly Oncology Portfolio Management and Clinical Development. Dr. Butchko earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the State University of New York at Fredonia, a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University, and a Business Certificate from Indiana University, Kelly School of Business. Dr. Butchko stated that “I am delighted to be joining Ankyra’s Board of Directors at this exciting time. This year will be an impactful one for the Company as the ANK-101 Phase 1 program expands, and the Company advances discovery and early development efforts. I believe Ankyra’s anchoring technology holds a breadth of potential to improve the treatment for cancer patients and look forward to working with ...