Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Announces Appointment of Judith Klimovsky, M.D., to Board of Directors
“We are pleased to welcome Judith to our board of directors; she brings to the board extensive leadership experience in drug development—particularly in our key focus areas of oncology and hematology. We’re looking forward to working closely with Judith as we continue to advance and expand our pipeline of controllable cell immunotherapies,” said Bellicum’s President & CEO
Dr. Klimovsky has more than 15 years of experience in product strategy, drug development and medical affairs for the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining
About Bellicum Pharmaceuticals
Bellicum is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company striving to deliver cures through controllable cell therapies. The Company’s next-generation product candidates are differentiated by powerful cell signaling technologies designed to produce more effective CAR-T, TCR and allogeneic T cell therapies. Its lead product candidate, rivo-celTM, is an allogeneic polyclonal T cell therapy that has shown promising clinical trial results in reducing leukemia relapse after a stem cell transplant. Bellicum’s lead GoCAR-T® candidate, BPX-601, is designed to be a more efficacious CAR-T cell product capable of overriding key immune inhibitory mechanisms. More information can be found at www.bellicum.com.
Forward-Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs, projections, outlook, analyses or current expectations concerning, among other things: the anticipated benefits of Dr. Klimovsky’s appointment to our Board; our plans to advance and expand our pipeline of controllable cell immunotherapies; our research and development activities relating to our polyclonal T cell, CAR-T and TCR programs; our pipeline candidate’s effectiveness, possible ranges of application and potential safety and curative effects in the treatment of diseases, including as compared to other treatment options and competitive therapies; and the timing and success of our current and planned clinical trials.Various factors may cause differences between Bellicum’s expectations and actual results as discussed in greater detail under the heading “Risk Factors” in Bellicum’s filings with the
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Investors: Solebury TroutChad Rubin 646-378-2947 crubin@soleburytrout.com Media: Solebury TroutBrad Miles 646-513-3125 bmiles@troutgroup.com Source:Bellicum Pharmaceuticals
Source: Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.