JSPR - Jasper Therapeutics Announces Appointment of Svetlana Lucas Ph.D. to its Board of Directors | Benzinga
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:JSPR) (Jasper), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on development of briquilimab, a novel antibody therapy targeting c-Kit (CD117) to address mast cell driven diseases such as chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), chronic inducible urticaria (CIndU) and asthma, today announced the appointment of Svetlana Lucas, Ph.D., to Jasper's Board of Directors (the Board), effective as of June 18, 2024. Separately, Anna French, D. Phil., stepped down from the Board, effective as of June 18, 2024.
"We are pleased to welcome Svetlana, an experienced and accomplished biopharmaceutical executive, to our Board," said Thomas Wiggans, Chairperson of Jasper's Board. "Svetlana has led several significant partnerships with large pharma and has particular expertise in the areas of strategic planning and business development. We look forward to capitalizing on her insights as the briquilimab development program continues to expand in mast cell diseases. I'd also like to thank Anna French for instrumental contributions to Jasper as a founding investor and member of our Board."
"I am excited to join Jasper's Board at an important phase in the company's growth," said Dr. Lucas. "I believe that briquilimab has the potential to serve as an important and differentiated therapeutic in a large number of diseases, and I look forward to contributing to Jasper's continued progress in delivering more treatment options to patients in need."
Dr. Lucas has over 20 years of experience in strategy, commercialization, and business development leadership, particularly in immunology and oncology. She currently serves as a Chief Business Officer at Scribe Therapeutics, a genetic medicines company where she inked multiple strategic collaborations with pharma companies, including Sanofi and Eli Lilly subsidiary Prevail Therapeutics, potentially worth more than $4 billion. Prior to her current role, she served as Senior Vice President, Business Development at Tizona Therapeutics, Inc. (Tizona), a clinical stage immunotherapy company, where she was responsible for the company's business development strategy and transactions, including a global strategic collaboration with AbbVie Inc. Before joining Tizona, Dr. Lucas was Head of Oncology and Inflammation at Amgen Inc. (Amgen), where she oversaw business development activities, including Amgen's strategic cancer immunotherapy research collaboration ...