HUMA - Humacyte Board of Directors Strengthened with Addition of John P. Bamforth and Keith Anthony Jones | Benzinga
DURHAM, N.C., July 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Humacyte, Inc. (NASDAQ:HUMA), a clinical-stage biotechnology platform company developing universally implantable, bioengineered human tissues at commercial scale, announced the addition of pharmaceutical industry veteran Dr. John P. Bamforth and distinguished health system and academic physician Dr. Keith Anthony (Tony) Jones to the Company's Board of Directors.
"We are delighted to welcome two distinguished commercialization and health system leaders to the Humacyte Board as we prepare for our planned commercial launch of the Acellular Tissue Engineered Vessel (ATEV™) in the vascular trauma indication," said Dr. Laura Niklason, Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Humacyte. "John is widely recognized for his leadership at Lilly and brings deep commercialization and brand-development expertise that will be critical to us as we continue our planned transition to commercial operations. Tony has extensive medical expertise and administrative experience from his leadership roles at University of Alabama-Birmingham Health System, which will be a valuable perspective as we prepare to introduce the ATEV into major health systems. We look forward to their contributions as we work toward our anticipated U.S. market launch."
John P. Bamforth, PhD has served as Executive Director of Eshelman Innovation, a translational innovation institute at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, since 2019. Prior to joining Eshelman Innovation, Dr. Bamforth spent 30 years at Eli Lilly and Company ("Lilly") until his retirement in 2018, in an array of roles primarily focused on brand development and commercialization. In 2012, he was appointed Chief Marketing Officer for Lilly's multi-billion-dollar U.S. business and in 2016 he became Chief Marketing Officer for Lilly's global business. In 2017, Dr. Bamforth co-founded the Ciara Arts and Sciences Foundation dedicated to enabling disadvantaged youth to attend college. Dr. Bamforth holds a BPharm from the University of Bath and a Ph.D. and D.Sc. (Hon.) from Aston University in England.
Keith Anthony Jones, M.D., has served as the Chief Physician Executive of the University of Alabama at Birmingham ("UAB") Health System since 2017. Dr. Jones has served as the Maurice S. Albin Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Alabama Heersink School of Medicine ("UABHSOM") since 2019. Since 2017, Dr. Jones has also served as Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs of UABHSOM. Since 2017, Dr. Jones has served as President ...