Board Member to Assume Transactional Advisor Role
Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy
(“Faron” or “the Company”)
Faron Board Member Leopoldo Zambeletti to Assume a Transactional Advisor Role within the Company on Business Development Opportunities
Company announcement, June 05, 2023
TURKU, FINLAND / BOSTON, MA – Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy (AIM: FARN, First North: FARON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on tackling cancers via novel immunotherapies, announces that Mr. Leopoldo Zambeletti is to take on a business development consulting role within Faron. Due to this new operational position, it is agreed that he will relinquish his Non-Executive Director board seat.
Mr. Zambeletti joined Faron’s Board as a Non-Executive Director in September 2015. He is a highly respected figure within the life sciences and investment banking industries and, since 2013, has been an independent strategic advisor to life science companies on mergers and acquisitions, out-licensing deals, and financing strategy.
"I am pleased that Leopoldo will be supporting our continued engagement with potential partners to support future plans for bexmarilimab," said CEO Markku Jalkanen. "He brings extensive experience within the life science industry, and his expertise will be invaluable as Faron continues the development of bexmarilimab. I would also like to thank him for his dedicated service to the Faron Board over the past eight years."
“I welcome this opportunity to support bexmarilimab’s development and the continued exploration of potential partnership opportunities for this valuable asset,” said Mr. Zambeletti. “Bexmarilimab has the potential to truly change the treatment paradigm in hematological and advanced solid tumors, and I look forward to working with the team to drive that path forward.”
Mr. Zambeletti led the European Healthcare Investment team at JP Morgan for eight years before serving in the same role at Credit Suisse for an additional five years. He is a Non-Executive Director of Nogra Pharma, Philogen, Touchlight, LenioBio, Adler Ortho, Meatless Farm and Nogra Pharma Invest Sarl.
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Investor Contact
US, Faron Pharmaceuticals
Julia Balanova
VP, Investor Relations
Phone: +1 (917) 306-6096
EUR, Faron Pharmaceuticals
Yrjö Wichmann
VP, Investor Relations
Phone: +358 (0)40 5868 979
Media Contact
Faron Pharmaceuticals
Jennifer C. Smith-Parker
Head of Communications
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Sandy Jamieson, Jo Turner
Phone: +44 (0) 207 213 0880
Peel Hunt LLP, Broker
Christopher Golden, James Steel
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
Sisu Partners Oy, Certified Adviser on Nasdaq First North
Juha Karttunen
Phone: +358 (0)40 555 4727
Jukka Järvelä
Phone: +358 (0)50 553 8990
Consilium Strategic Communications
David Daley, Lindsey Neville
Phone: +44 (0)20 3709 5700
About Bexmarilimab
Bexmarilimab is Faron's wholly owned, investigational immunotherapy with the potential to provide immune stimulation for treatment-resistant cancers through targeting myeloid cell function. A novel anti-Clever-1 humanised antibody, bexmarilimab targets Clever-1 positive (Common Lymphatic Endothelial and Vascular Endothelial Receptor 1) tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in the tumor microenvironment, converting highly immunosuppressive M2 macrophages to immune-stimulating M1 macrophages. As an immuno-oncology therapy, bexmarilimab has therapeutic potential in combination with other standard treatments including immune checkpoint molecules in both solid tumors and hematologic malignancies.
About Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy
Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy (AIM: FARN, First North: FARON), together with its subsidiaries, is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical group focused on building the future of immunotherapy by harnessing the power of the immune system to tackle cancer. Bexmarilimab, a novel anti-Clever-1 humanized antibody, is its investigational immunotherapy with the potential to remove immunosuppression of cancers through targeting myeloid cell function. Bexmarilimab is being investigated in Phase I/II clinical trials as a potential therapy for patients with hematological cancers in combination with other standard treatments including immune checkpoint molecules, and as a monotherapy for untreatable solid tumors. Faron is headquartered in Turku, Finland. Further information is available at www.faron.com.
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