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Longeveron Names Jerome Bailey Vice President of Business Operations
Executive brings more than 30 years of global biopharmaceutical operations and program management experience MIAMI, Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
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[{"type":"text","content":"Executive brings more than 30 years of global biopharmaceutical operations and program management experience\nMIAMI, Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Longeveron Inc. (NASDAQ: LGVN), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing regenerative medicines for unmet medical needs, today announced it has named Jerome Bailey as the company’s new vice president of business operations. He joins the company from Checkmate Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Regeneron), where he served as senior director of program management. Mr. Bailey brings to the company more than 30 years of operational leadership and program management experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, overseeing clinical trials from Phase 1 through Phase 4 across several therapeutic areas. “As we continue to grow and evolve, building our pipeline of regenerative medicines, we are pleased to have someone of Jerome’s caliber and experience join our team,” said Chris Min, M.D., Ph.D., Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer of Longeveron. “Jerome’s broad experience in portfolio management and clinical operations across multiple therapeutic areas makes him an invaluable addition to our team as we advance our lead medicinal signaling cell therapy product, Lomecel-B™, through clinical trials in three indications.” “I am excited to join the Longeveron team,” said Mr. Bailey. “The company is poised for a period of tremendous growth with Phase 2 trials in Alzheimer’s and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) underway, and the anticipated initiation of the Phase 2 Aging Frailty trial in Japan. I look forward to working with the exceptional team at Longeveron to continue to advance the company’s robust pipeline through upcoming clinical milestones.” Prior to joining Longeveron, Mr. Bailey was the senior director of program management at Checkmate Pharmaceuticals where he led cross-functional project teams driving multiple oncology programs from candidate selection through clinical development. Before Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, he held roles of increasing responsibility at Parexel, where he led multiple global development programs across several therapeutic areas, including in oncology, hematology, pulmonary, and pediatric rare diseases. He also facilitated the product submission strategy across several major global markets for schizophrenia and hypertension. Prior...