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Janux Therapeutics Promotes Co-Founder Tommy DiRaimondo, Ph.D. to Chief Scientific Officer
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Janux Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: JANX) (Janux), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a broad pipeline of novel
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[{"type":"text","content":" SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nJanux Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: JANX) (Janux), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a broad pipeline of novel immunotherapies by applying its proprietary technology to its Tumor Activated T Cell Engager (TRACTr) and Tumor Activated Immunomodulator (TRACIr) platforms, today announced the promotion of Dr. Tommy DiRaimondo to Chief Scientific Officer.\n\n\n“The appointment of Tommy to CSO is another important milestone for our company. Tommy was essential in our initial efforts to discover and engineer a tumor-activated technology for solid tumors and has since played a critical role in optimizing the applications for our TRACTr and TRACIr platforms while supporting our clinical programs,” said David Campbell, Ph.D., President and CEO of Janux. “Tommy is poised to continue to make transformative contributions as our CSO as we continue to advance our platforms and preclinical pipeline.”\n\n\nIn his prior role as Head of Research, Tommy was instrumental in successfully transitioning Janux’s PSMA-TRACTr and EGFR-TRACTr programs from research into clinical trials. Tommy continues to manage the internal and external research operations and plays an integral role in managing the IP, discovery, creation, optimization and expansion of Janux’s preclinical pipeline. Before Janux, Tommy was the co-founder of Sitari Pharmaceuticals based upon his graduate work at Stanford University with Professor Chaitan Khosla. Tommy was a key leader in the Sitari drug discovery and development program, whose successful culmination was the acquisition by GlaxoSmithKline.\n\n\nTommy earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University, and his M.S.E. in Pharmaceutical Engineering and his B.S.E in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.\n\n\nJanux’s TRACTr and TRACIr Pipeline\n\n\nJanux’s first clinical candidate, JANX007, is a TRACTr that targets PSMA and is being investigated in a Phase 1 clinical trial in adult subjects with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Janux’s second clinical candidate, JANX008, is a TRACTr that targets EGFR and is being studied in a Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of multiple solid cancers including colorectal cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, non-small cell lung cancer, and renal cell carcinoma....