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Purple Biotech Appoints Shai Lankry as Chief Financial Officer
U.S.-based Lankry brings over 20 years of financial leadership in biotech and healthcare with a proven track record of driving strategic growth, operational excellence, and capital market execution, including leading a U.S. IPO and M&A transaction REHOVOT, Israel, May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Purple Biotech Ltd. ("Purple Biotech" or "the Company") (NASDAQ/TASE: PPBT), a clinical-stage company developing first-in-class therapies that seek to overcome tumor immune evasion and drug resistance,
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