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DGAP-News: VAXIMM AG
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VAXIMM Appoints Thomas D. Szucs, MD, as Chairman of the Board - Top-tier healthcare executive joins Supervisory Board Basel (Switzerland) and Mannheim (Germany), July 8, 2020 - VAXIMM AG, a Swiss/German biotech company focused on developing oral T-cell immunotherapies, today announced the appointment of Thomas D. Szucs, MD, as Chairman of the Supervisory Board. He succeeds Thomas Hecht, MD, whose mandate ended in June 2020. "I am honored to welcome Thomas Szucs to VAXIMM. He brings a wealth of healthcare and life sciences expertise from his work in both private companies and public institutions. We look forward to working with him and to taking advantage of his holistic perspective on the business. His knowledge will be extremely valuable for VAXIMM as we advance our clinical programs and pursue new projects and strategic collaborations," said Dr Heinz Lubenau, CEO and Co-founder of VAXIMM. "I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Thomas Hecht for his long-term support and trust in the work we are doing. His advice and extensive industry knowledge have been very much appreciated." Thomas D. Szucs, MD, has more than 30 years of experience in healthcare. He currently is Professor of Pharmaceutical Medicine and Director of the European Center of Pharmaceutical Medicine at the University of Basel, Switzerland. He also serves on the board of AB2 Bio, a Swiss biotech company, and as Chairman of Helsana Group, the largest Swiss healthcare insurer. Previously, he acted as Chief Medical Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Hirslanden Holding, the largest private hospital chain in Switzerland. Earlier in his career, he worked at F. Hoffman-La Roche, ulitmately as the global head of Health Economics, and has also served as Chairman of BB Biotech AG, Bioxell SpA and Intercell AG as well as Okairos AG, which was acquired by GlaxoSmithKline in 2013. Dr. Szucs holds a medical degree from the University of Basel, a master's degree in business administration from the University of St Gallen, a master's degree in public health from Harvard University and a master's degree in international business law from the University of Zurich. He is a specialist recognized by the Swiss Medical Association (FMH) for pharmaceutical medicine, prevention and healthcare. In 2010, he received an honorary professorship from the University of Peking Health Sciences Centre, and in 2014 he received the Swiss Health Economics (SAG) Award. "I am very pleased to have the opportunity to contribute and advise VAXIMM as they advance their innovative oral T-cell immunotherapy and neoantigen programs," commented Thomas D. Szucs, MD. "VAXIMM's plug and play technology has the potential to address areas of major unmet need for safer, more effective cancer therapies." About VAXIMM VAXIMM has a strategic clinical trial collaboration with NEC Corporation for the development of personalized neoantigen cancer vaccines. VAXIMM also has a collaboration agreement with China Medical System Holdings (CMS), granting CMS full rights in China and other Asian countries (excluding Japan) to VAXIMM's existing programs. VAXIMM's investors include: BB Biotech Ventures, BCM Europe, BioMed Partners, CMS, M Ventures, NEC and Sunstone Capital. VAXIMM AG is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Its wholly owned subsidiary, VAXIMM GmbH, located in Mannheim, Germany, is responsible for the Company's development activities. For more information, please see . Contact:
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