VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Sept. 20, 2016) –
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bioMmune Technologies Inc. (“bioMmune” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:IMU), a biotechnology company that specializes in drug discovery and development, today announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas R. Gadek to its Board of Directors.
“Tom’s demonstrated success as a discovery scientist and his accomplishments in executive leadership make him a perfect fit for our board,” said Patrick Gray, CEO of bioMmune. “We are very pleased to welcome Tom, as his expertise will greatly aid our ability to discover and develop life-saving therapeutics, thus creating significant value for our shareholders”.
Dr. Gadek has had an illustrious career in the biotechnology industry spanning 33 years. He discovered and developed several novel first in class molecules addressing emerging protein therapeutic targets. These efforts have been chronicled as an author on 54 peer reviewed publications and as an inventor on 64 issued and 76 pending United States patents. Dr. Gadek initially gained experience and expertise at larger companies, 5 years at Syntex and 15 years at Genentech. He founded the venture backed startup SARcode, where he was CEO. Dr. Gadek engineered the target identification, lead discovery, and clinical proof of concept for the development of Lifitegrast, a treatment for dry eye. This resulted in the acquisition of SARcode by Shire, and the approval of Lifitegrast by the FDA in 2016. Throughout his career, Dr. Gadek has gained experience in many critical aspects of modern drug discovery and development. His expertise covers the realm of immunology and inflammation, particularly in the fields of ophthalmology and dermatology. As a renowned medicinal chemist, he has pioneered the understanding of the transfer of protein epitopes to small molecule scaffolds for the identification of inhibitors of protein-protein interactions. Dr. Gadek obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley following a Bachelors degree from the University of Colorado and a Masters degree from MIT.
ABOUT BIOMMUNE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
BioMmune focuses on cancer, infectious and autoimmune diseases. Three significant technologies are:
- Utilizing proprietary screening systems for identifying novel compounds that are able to restore immune recognition and killing of cancer cells.
- Exploiting the regulation of calcium channel activity which is important for controlling cells involved in the immune system. By regulating these calcium channels, immune activity can be controlled in ways to improve their ability to combat cancers, infections and autoimmune diseases.
- Modulating CD74, a protein involved in the immune system and its ability to reject foreign materials including pathogenic microbes. Finding molecules that regulate CD74 activity will aid the immune system to combat infections and cancers and to control autoimmune diseases.
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On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Dr. Patrick Gray, President and CEO
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