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PharmaCyte Biotech Appoints Dr. Matthias Löhr to Board of Directors
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ: PMCB), a biotechnology company focused on developing cellular therapies for cancer and
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[{"type":"text","content":" LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nPharmaCyte Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ: PMCB), a biotechnology company focused on developing cellular therapies for cancer and diabetes using its signature live-cell encapsulation technology, Cell-in-a-Box®, announced today the appointment of Dr. Matthias Löhr to PharmaCyte’s Board of Directors.\n\nPharmaCyte’s Chief Executive Officer, Kenneth L. Waggoner, stated, “PharmaCyte is extremely pleased that Dr. Löhr has joined our Board of Directors. There is no one who could be more qualified. His life’s work and passion are specifically in the areas of the treatments that PharmaCyte is developing. He has held dozens of trusted leadership roles in learned societies, cancer research centers, universities, and governmental agencies. He knows all aspects of our technology and is experienced with it in a clinical setting. The entire PharmaCyte team looks forward to Dr. Löhr making our company even stronger as we move into a bright future with the Cell-in-a-Box technology®.”\n\nCommenting on his appointment, Dr. Löhr said, “It is with great pleasure that I join PharmaCyte's Board of Directors. With the company being on the precipice of an FDA clinical trial in locally advanced, inoperable pancreatic cancer, I can think of no better opportunity for me to be involved with PharmaCyte’s future successes. PharmaCyte's pipeline of developing treatments for cancer and diabetes directly addresses the hard-to-treat diseases that I have been so passionately involved in over my career. It is my belief that there is real hope on the horizon for those patients suffering from these tragic diseases, and I am honored to be a part of it all.\"\n\nDr. Matthias Löhr is Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the famed Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and leads the Pancreatic Team at Karolinska University Hospital. He has served as Professor of Molecular Gastroenterology at the University of Heidelberg with a same-named Unit at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, Germany. He has worked as a translational scientist and Principal Investigator in clinical studies in gastrointestinal oncology for many years. In addition to being highly published, he has extensive scientific and grant review experience, and he has received multiple awards and distinctions.\n\nDr. Löhr is a licensed physician and board-certif...