Immuneering Appoints Dr. Thomas Schall as Chairman of the Board
NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Immuneering Corporation (Nasdaq: IMRX), a clinical-stage oncology company focused on keeping cancer patients alive, today announced the appointment of Thomas J. Schall, Ph.D., to Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Dr. Schall is a renowned biotech executive and scientist with more than 30 years of leadership in drug discovery and development. He is best known as the founder and longtime CEO and Chairman of ChemoCentryx, where he led the development and eventual FDA approval of Tavneos®, a first-in-class oral therapy for ANCA-associated vasculitis. Under his leadership, ChemoCentryx was acquired by Amgen in 2022 for nearly $4 billion. His career has been defined by bringing paradigm-shifting therapies to patients with high unmet need.
“Tom’s appointment comes at a pivotal time for Immuneering,” said Ben Zeskind, Ph.D., CEO of Immuneering. “His deep expertise in building companies around first-in-class therapies—and navigating the complex path from early science to regulatory approval to commercialization—will be instrumental as we advance our lead program, atebimetinib, through late-stage development. His insight and leadership will be critical to realizing the full impact of our science for patients.”
Immuneering is set to announce updated data with 9 months median follow up from its ongoing phase 2a study of first-line pancreatic cancer patients treated with atebimetinib + mGnP, on September 25 and at the upcoming Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) Annual Scientific Summit on September 28.
Dr. Schall has served on Immuneering’s Board of Directors since March 2024 and brings to the Chairmanship a unique combination of scientific vision, operational discipline, and regulatory acumen. His appointment signals the company’s readiness to enter a new phase of execution as it prepares for pivotal studies, registration filings, and ultimately commercialization.
“I’ve spent my career working to develop medicines that make a real difference in patients’ lives—and that’s exactly what Immuneering is doing,” said Dr. Schall. “The progress this team has made is remarkable, and I’m honored to serve as Chairman at such a strategically important moment. I believe Immuneering has the potential to redefine what patients and physicians expect from cancer therapies.”
About Immuneering Corporation
Immuneering is a clinical-stage oncology company focused on keeping cancer patients alive. The Company is developing an entirely new category of cancer medicines, Deep Cyclic Inhibitors. Immuneering’s lead product candidate, atebimetinib, is an oral, once-daily Deep Cyclic Inhibitor of MEK designed to improve durability and tolerability, and expand indications to include MAPK pathway-driven tumors such as most pancreatic cancers. Atebimetinib is currently in a Phase 2a trial in patients with advanced solid tumors including pancreatic cancer. The Company’s development pipeline also includes early-stage programs. For more information, please visit
Forward-Looking Statements
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