BioInvent appoints Ashley Robinson as SVP Strategy & Finance to lead US expansion
- Appointment strengthens BioInvent’s presence and strategy in the US
- Mr Robinson brings broad experience from the US and global financial markets
- BioInvent is in a pivotal stage of development with upcoming important data readouts from three of its six antibody programs around year-end 2024, and an additional seven major data readouts expected during 2025 from four different clinical assets.
Lund, Sweden and Boston, US – December 3, 2024 – BioInvent International AB (“BioInvent”) (Nasdaq Stockholm: BINV), a biotech company focused on the discovery and development of novel and first-in-class immune-modulatory antibodies for cancer immunotherapy, today announces the appointment of Ashley Robinson as SVP Strategy & Finance, effective as of today. In this role, Mr. Robinson will spearhead efforts to strengthen BioInvent’s presence and strategy in the US.
Ashley Robinson is an accomplished biotechnology business leader and joins BioInvent with 25 years in capital markets and corporate strategy experience. Most recently, he served as Managing Director at LifeSci Advisors, where he established a Life Sci office in Boston, advising key clients in the healthcare sector. Prior roles have been healthcare product specialist, sector head at Guggenheim Securities, Managing Director and Senior Partner at Leerink Partners, Vice President at Lehman Brothers in the ECM division.
"We are delighted to welcome Ashley as our SVP Strategy & Finance and we are looking forward to benefiting from his experience and expertise in healthcare financing and biotechnology consulting," said Martin Welschof, Chief Executive Officer of BioInvent. "Ashley will be based in the US where we are planning to expand BioInvent's presence as part of the strategic development of our company and the continued advancement of our unique immuno-oncology pipeline."
"It is a great privilege to become part of the BioInvent team and to join the efforts in the discovery and development of new and innovative cancer therapies," said Ashley Robinson, SVP Strategy & Finance of BioInvent. "The company is in a strong position with a robust and highly differentiated clinical pipeline, and I am excited to be part of this new phase of growth and development."
About BioInvent
BioInvent International AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: BINV) is a clinical-stage biotech company that discovers and develops novel and first-in-class immuno-modulatory antibodies for cancer therapy, with currently five drug candidates in six ongoing clinical programs in Phase 1/2 trials for the treatment of hematological cancer and solid tumors. The Company's validated, proprietary F.I.R.S.T™ technology platform identifies both targets and the antibodies that bind to them, generating many promising new immune-modulatory candidates to fuel the Company's own clinical development pipeline and providing licensing and partnering opportunities.
The Company generates revenues from research collaborations and license agreements with multiple top-tier pharmaceutical companies, as well as from producing antibodies for third parties in the Company's fully integrated manufacturing unit. More information is available at www.bioinvent.com. Follow us on the social media platform X: @BioInvent.
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