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Traws Pharma Announces Management Updates
Werner Cautreels, PhD, to retire as CEO, while continuing as a Board MemberIain D. Dukes, D Phil, Executive Board Chairman, to become Interim CEO NEWTOWN, Pa., March 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Traws Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRAW) (“Traws Pharma”, “Traws” or “the Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies to target critical threats to human health from respiratory viral diseases, today announced the retirement of Werner Cautreels, PhD, Chief Executive Officer
About this update from Traws Pharma, Inc.
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