IOBT - IO Biotech Appoints Helen Collins MD to its Board of Directors | Benzinga
NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IO Biotech (NASDAQ:IOBT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel, immune modulating cancer vaccines based on its T-win® technology platform, announced the appointment of Helen Collins, MD, to its board of directors. Dr. Collins is an industry veteran with significant experience in oncology/hematology drug development and will serve on the Research and Development Committee of the Board.
"We are pleased to welcome Helen, an accomplished healthcare executive with extensive drug development and corporate strategy experience, to our Board of Directors," said Mai-Britt Zocca, PhD, President and CEO of IO Biotech. "I look forward to Helen's contributions to the board as we work to potentially bring our lead cancer vaccine candidate, IO102-IO103, to market for patients with advanced melanoma as early as 2025."
"I am inspired by IO Biotech's unique approach that has the potential to transform the way many cancers are treated today," said Dr. Collins. "The Phase 1/2 data of lO102-IO103 in combination with a PD-1 inhibitor to treat first-line advanced melanoma patients showed a remarkable overall response rate of 80% and the data generated from the company's Phase 2 study in patients with non-small cell lung cancer and squamous cell cancer of the head and neck is promising. I look forward to working with the company as they complete their pivotal Phase 3 trial and work to fulfill their mission of changing the treatment paradigm for patients with cancer."
Dr. Collins joins the IO Biotech board of directors with more than 25 years of medical experience. She is ...