cAMPfield Therapeutics, Inc. (cAMPfield), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company formed to develop well-tolerated and highly effective oral medicines for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, recently announced key executive appointments to its senior leadership team.
Graham Heap, MD, PhD joins as President, Research and Development (R&D), with responsibility for leading all the Company’s research and development activities. Ezequiel Neimark, MD joins as Head of Clinical Development and will lead clinical execution for the prifemilast program in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). Taylor Spector, PhD joins as Head of Medical Affairs and will lead medical strategy, evidence generation, scientific communications, and external engagement. Scott Stirn, DSc joins as Head of Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) and will lead drug substance and drug product development, manufacturing scale-up, analytical development, and clinical supply of prifemilast.
These appointments deepen cAMPfield’s leadership bench as the company advances prifemilast, a potentially best-in-class once-daily oral PDE4 inhibitor, into global Phase 2 trials in moderate-to-severe UC and CD.
“Building a world-class leadership team with a proven track record of developing therapies for immune-mediated diseases is critical to our success,” said Bill Gerhart, Chief Executive Officer of cAMPfield. “Graham, Ezequiel, Taylor, and Scott each bring deep expertise in inflammatory disease drug development and share our passionate belief that patients with IBD need better oral treatment options. Their considerable experience and leadership will be instrumental as we advance prifemilast through global Phase 2 development and position cAMPfield as a leader in IBD.”
“The treatment landscape for IBD continues to evolve, yet many patients still do not achieve durable disease control with existing therapies,” said Dr. Heap. “I’ve long believed the potential of the PDE4 pathway has been underappreciated in IBD. Prifemilast combines a differentiated mechanism with encouraging clinical data, and I believe it can become an important new oral treatment option for patients with IBD. I look forward to working with the team to advance its development and to help build a broader pipeline beyond it.”
In addition to these appointments, cAMPfield’s leadership team includes other accomplished executives building the company’s technical, operational, clinical, and regulatory foundation. Patricia Turney, MBA, Chief Technical Officer, leads technical operations and manufacturing, bringing prior experience from Acelyrin, Arcutis, and Amgen. John Kempen, MS, Senior Vice President of Clinical Development Operations, oversees clinical execution for the prifemilast program, drawing on prior experience from Gossamer Bio, Receptos/Celgene, Ardea Biosciences/AstraZeneca, Allergan, PPD, and ICON. Rita Shah, PharmD, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, directs the company’s global regulatory strategy, leveraging prior experience from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, MBX Biosciences, AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson.
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