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Neurocrine Biosciences Appoints Dr. Sanjay Keswani as Chief Medical Officer
Accomplished physician-scientist brings more than 20 years of industry leadership experience and broad R&D expertise in multiple therapeutic areas SAN DIEGO,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Accomplished physician-scientist brings more than 20 years of industry leadership experience and broad R&D expertise in multiple therapeutic areas SAN DIEGO, April 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) today announced the appointment of Sanjay Keswani, M.D., to the company's executive management team as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) effective June 2, 2025. Dr. Keswani, an accomplished physician-scientist who has more than 20 years of pharmaceutical industry experience with broad R&D expertise in multiple therapeutic areas, will lead the clinical development and medical affairs activities at Neurocrine. Dr. Keswani succeeds Eiry W. Roberts, M.D., who has served as CMO for the past seven years and who will remain with Neurocrine in a strategic advisory role.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"Sanjay brings a wealth of strategic and development expertise to our team, enhancing our capabilities as we enter an exciting and pivotal time for the company,\" said Kyle W. Gano, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Neurocrine Biosciences. \"His contributions will extend our reach beyond small molecule medicines, enabling us to explore new modalities across our therapeutic areas of focus.\"\n\"I am thrilled to be joining Neurocrine at this stage of the company's evolution. I am drawn by Neurocrine's enduring R&D commitment to developing much-needed treatments for patients using a rigorous scientific approach involving diverse modalities, including small molecule, peptide, antibody and gene therapy,\" Dr. Keswani said.\nDr. Keswani has more than two decades of executive leadership experience across both large pharmaceutical companies and small biotechnology firms – and was instrumental in the development of several first-in-class and best-in-class approved medicines. Before joining Neurocrine, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of ImmunoBrain, a clinical-stage biotechnology firm focused on developing therapeutics that leverage endogenous neuroimmune communication to promote brain repair in patients with neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Keswani will continue to serve on ImmunoBrain's board of directors. Before that, he was Senior Vice President and R&D Head for Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Rare Diseases at Hoffman La Roche. Earlier, he was Vice President of Exploratory and Clinical Translational Research at Bri...