Business
Molecular Partners appoints Martin Steegmaier as Chief Scientific Officer to drive discovery of next-gen DARPin therapeutics
Extensive experience from senior oncology research roles at Roche, MorphoSys, Boehringer Ingelheim and most recently CSO at SOTIO Biotech ZURICH-SCHLIEREN, Switzerland and CONCORD, Mass., Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR Molecular Partners AG (SIX: MOLN; NASDAQ: MOLN), a clinical-stage biotech company developing a new class of custom-built protein drugs known as DARPin therapeutics (“Molecular Partners” or the “Company”), today announced the appointmen
About this update from Molecular Partners Ag
[{"type":"image","alt":"Molecular Partners","displaySize":"","headline":null,"caption":"Molecular Partners","className":"","disableSlideshowImg":false,"size":{"original":{"width":300,"height":70,"url":"https://media.zenfs.com/en/globenewswire.com/81b364e4c3e34884b6ba113a6f539ffa"},"resized":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/_O68YKj8eCWCeSjo6zZBpA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTQyMDtoPTk4O2NmPXdlYnA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/globenewswire.com/81b364e4c3e34884b6ba113a6f539ffa","width":300,"height":70}},"lazy":false},{"type":"list","items":[{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Extensive experience from senior oncology research roles at Roche, MorphoSys, Boehringer Ingelheim and most recently CSO at SOTIO Biotech","length":137,"tagName":"p"}]}],"tagName":"ul","bulletedList":true,"length":137,"olType":false},{"type":"text","content":"ZURICH-SCHLIEREN, Switzerland and CONCORD, Mass., Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR Molecular Partners AG (SIX: MOLN; NASDAQ: MOLN), a clinical-stage biotech company developing a new class of custom-built protein drugs known as DARPin therapeutics (“Molecular Partners” or the “Company”), today announced the appointment of Martin Steegmaier, Ph.D. as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and member of the company’s Executive Committee, effective October 1, 2025. Martin brings a wealth of experience in oncology drug development, having previously contributed to the advancement of several innovative cancer therapies at major biotech and pharmaceutical companies.","length":703,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"“I am delighted to welcome Martin Steegmaier to Molecular Partners, where his extensive expertise in oncology, business and leadership will provide further impetus to our efforts to deliver unique cancer therapies,” said Patrick Amstutz, Ph.D., CEO of Molecular Partners. “Martin’s experience will be invaluable in leading the research organization and as we continue to innovate and advance our pipeline of targeted DARPin therapeutics for cancer patients, including Radio-DARPins and Switch-DARPins for logic-gated immune cell activation.”","length":541,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Martin Steegmaier joins Molecular Partners from SOTIO Biotech, a clinical-stage company developing immunotherapies for cancer, where he was CSO and lead the development of a broad pipeline of onco...