{"id":20083,"date":"2022-05-18T10:12:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T08:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.izb-online.de\/scirhom-ernennt-dr-jan-poth-zum-chief-executive-officer\/"},"modified":"2022-05-18T10:17:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T08:17:32","slug":"scirhom-appoints-dr-jan-poth-as-chief-executive-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.izb-online.de\/en\/izb-biotech-news\/scirhom-appoints-dr-jan-poth-as-chief-executive-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"SciRhom appoints Dr. Jan Poth as Chief Executive Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SciRhom appoints Dr. Jan Poth as Chief Executive Officer<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”gco-magazine-lead”]With this addition to the leadership team, SciRhom optimizes its management expertise to advance the company\u2019s proprietary pipeline of anti-iRhom2 antibodies.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”gco-magazine–post-date”]May 2022[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”20079″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text el_class=”gco-magazine-copyright”]\u00a9 SciRhom[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”gco-magazine-picture-discription”]Dr. Jan Poth, CEO von SciRhom GmbH[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”gco-magazine–quote” css=”.vc_custom_1611310713611{margin-top: 33px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

\u201cI am fascinated by the therapeutic opportunities these first-in-class antibodies could bring to patients. The achievements and the progress made so far by this passionate and agile team here at SciRhom are truly impressive.\u201d<\/h6>\n

Dr. Jan Poth
\nCEO of SciRhom GmbH<\/p>\n

[\/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]SciRhom GmbH, a therapeutic antibody developer based at the Innovation and Start-Up Center for Biotechnology (IZB) in Martinsried near Munich, in May announced that Dr. Jan Poth has joined its management team as new Chief Executive Officer. He will take over this role from Dr. Jens Ruhe, co-founder of SciRhom. Dr. Ruhe will remain with the company as Chief Operating Officer.<\/p>\n

Dr. Poth brings a wealth of international experience to SciRhom. His career includes more than 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry, where he held various positions across the pharma value chain, including Therapeutic Area Head Immunology at Boehringer Ingelheim. Numerous compounds were successfully advanced from preclinical stage into late clinical development under his leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am fascinated by the therapeutic opportunities these first-in-class antibodies could bring to patients,\u201c says Dr. Jan Poth. \u201cThe achievements and the progress made so far by this passionate and agile team here at SciRhom are truly impressive. So, I am very happy that I can add my experience and help to further advance our therapeutic candidates.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSciRhom is moving into an exciting new development phase for our antibodies,\u201d explains Chief Operating Officer Dr. Jens Ruhe. \u201cWe are delighted to have convinced Jan to join us. He complements our collective skills and experiences, putting us in a very strong position to drive forward our recently nominated clinical candidate towards the clinic.\u201c<\/p>\n

In early April, SciRhom nominated the anti-iRhom2 antibody it will advance into clinical development. This first-in-class drug candidate demonstrates outstanding preclinical efficacy in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and fulfils all criteria for successful pharmaceutical development. Having completed the comprehensive characterization of this molecule, SciRhom has entered into IND-enabling activities. As part of these activities, it has closed an agreement with a top-tier biopharmaceutical manufacturer for the CMC development of its clinical candidate.<\/p>\n

iRhom2 \u2013 an attractive emerging target<\/strong><\/p>\n

TACE (TNF-alpha converting enzyme or ADAM17) controls several major signalling pathways, including TNF-alpha, IL-6, and EGFR signalling. TACE has therefore been considered a potential target to block pro-inflammatory pathways, but direct inhibition of TACE causes severe side effects, such as skin and intestinal lesions. The recent discovery that iRhom2 (inactive Rhomboid 2, RHBDF2) simultaneously regulates the TACE-dependent release of TNF-alpha and of other pro-inflammatory molecules from immune cells provides the exciting opportunity to target the pro-inflammatory activities of TACE while preserving its protective functions. Furthermore, numerous new research studies suggest that iRhom2 is an attractive emerging target for a broad range of therapeutic areas, including immunology, inflammation, oncology, infectious and metabolic diseases.<\/p>\n

SciRhom GmbH develops novel biopharmaceuticals for autoimmune diseases<\/strong><\/p>\n

SciRhom GmbH, based at the IZB in Martinsried, Germany, is a biotech company that translates science into the preclinical and early clinical development of novel biopharmaceuticals for the treatment of life-threatening autoimmune diseases. Based on longstanding academic research conducted at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and a well-established network of experts, SciRhom was founded in 2016 through a collaboration between academic and industry scientists with profound experience in antibody development. Since then, the company has developed first-in-class anti-iRhom2 antibodies and nominated a candidate for clinical studies. Four comprehensive patent families cover the anti-iRhom2 antibodies and iRhom2-target epitopes, securing exclusivity and protection against me-too drugs. To date, SciRhom has successfully acquired seed funding from the High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF), Hospital for Special Surgery, and other institutional and private investors.<\/p>\n

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