{"id":17018,"date":"2021-05-05T17:09:51","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T15:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.izb-online.de\/?p=17018"},"modified":"2021-05-06T12:29:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T10:29:12","slug":"catalym-ernennt-branchenexperten-dr-phil-lhuillier-zum-chief-executive-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.izb-online.de\/en\/catalym-appoints-industry-expert-dr-phil-lhuillier-as-chief-executive-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"CatalYm appoints industry expert Dr. Phil L’Huillier as Chief Executive Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CatalYm appoints industry expert Dr. Phil L’Huillier as Chief Executive Officer<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”gco-magazine-lead”]The biotech start-up at IZB wins internationally recognized pharmaceutical manager[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”gco-magazine–post-date”]May 2021[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”17014″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text el_class=”gco-magazine-copyright”]\u00a9 CatalYm[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”gco-magazine-picture-discription”]Dr. Phil L’Huillier, CEO CatalYm.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”gco-magazine-container–copy” css=”.vc_custom_1591795890737{margin-top: 21px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]CatalYm GmbH, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel cancer immunotherapies, today announced the appointment of Dr. Phil L\u2019Huillier as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective May 17, 2021. Dr. Phil L\u2019Huillier brings over two decades of experience in executive leadership positions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, with an outstanding track record of success in the commercial development of businesses and partnerships. His experience reflects an international career in business, science, and academia.<\/p>\n

Dr. Phil L\u2019Huillier joins CatalYm from a position as Head of the European Innovation Hub & Business Development at MSD (known as Merck & Co. in North America). In this position he was an active member of MSD global Business Development and Licensing Leadership as well leading a team of scientific and business development professionals that were focused on the identification, evaluation and development of novel science from academia, biotech and peer-pharma. His team also executed numerous major pharmaceutical collaborations, licenses and acquisitions spanning MSD\u2019s therapeutic areas.<\/p>\n

Dr. L\u2019Huillier worked for a decade as Executive Director and Board Member of Cancer Research Technology (CRT), a leading oncology focused technology commercialization and drug discovery firm, where he was responsible for development, commercialization and licensing of numerous programs, from discovery to early clinical stages. He simultaneously played key roles in the formation of a number of biotech companies and served as Non-Executive Director for Achilles Therapeutic Artios Pharma, BliNK Therapeutics, PsiOxus Therapeutics, Revitope and Senectus Therapeutics overseeing and supporting financing and business activities. Prior to CRT, Dr. L\u2019Huillier led global licensing and business development at BioFocus Discovery, an AIM-listed integrated early-stage drug discovery company that was acquired by Galapagos. Prior to joining commercial industry, he also ran a research team for a period of five years following his PhD and Post-doctoral training. Dr. L\u2019Huillier holds a PhD in cellular and molecular biology from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, as well as an MBA.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a true pleasure to welcome Dr. Phil L\u2019Huillier as the new CEO of CatalYm. Phil is a very experienced pharma executive highly regarded for his strategic expertise, management skills, and know-how when it comes to biotech financing and BD transactions,\u201d said Dr. John Haurum, Chairman of CatalYm\u2019s Supervisory Board. \u201cAfter joining CatalYm earlier this year and now with Phil as CEO, we are well positioned to execute on CatalYm\u2019s business strategy. Furthermore, with Phil at the helm, we now have a strong team in place to lead the company through the next stages of development and bring our highly innovative anti-GDF-15 cancer immunotherapy to successful clinical proof-of-concept.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Phil L\u2019Huillier, designated Chief Executive Officer of CatalYm commented: \u201cI am delighted to join and lead CatalYm during these exciting times. This company has significant potential to reshape the cancer immunotherapy space through the novel mechanism currently being tested in early clinical development. I very much look forward to working with the highly experienced and talented CatalYm team and Board to create new treatment options for patients not currently responding to checkpoint inhibitor treatments. The design of the ongoing clinical trial is smart and has the potential to pave the way for innovative combination therapies in patients with a high medical need.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased to welcome Dr. Phil L’Huillier, as the future CEO of CataLYm, an internationally successful pharmaceutical manager in the biotech industry, who joined the IZB network years ago,\u201d explains Dr. Peter Hanns Zobel, Managing Director of the Biotechnology Innovation and Start-up Center.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1583761043671{background-color: #1e73be !important;}” el_class=”redaktionell”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]\n\n

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