PYXS - Pyxis Oncology Expands Board of Directors with Appointment of Santhosh Palani Ph.D. CFA | Benzinga
BOSTON, March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pyxis Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: "PYXS"), a clinical stage company focused on developing next generation therapeutics to target difficult-to-treat cancers, today announced the appointment of Santhosh Palani, Ph.D., CFA, to its board of directors, effective March 12, 2024.
"We are thrilled to have Santhosh join the Pyxis Oncology board. Santhosh brings a wealth of business, investment, strategic, and board experience to our team," said Lara S. Sullivan, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Pyxis Oncology. "Santhosh's guidance, drawing from his experience working across the biopharma industry, will be invaluable as we continue clinical development of our lead asset, PYX-201, a first-in-class and first-in-concept tumor stroma targeting ADC against EDB-fibronectin. His background is highly complementary with those of our other Board members, and I look forward to beginning our work together to drive Pyxis Oncology's future growth."
Dr. Palani is a seasoned leader and entrepreneur with over a decade of strategic expertise and drug development experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Dr. Palani is a former investment partner and a current advisory partner at PFM Health Sciences, a leading healthcare investment advisory firm. Prior to joining PFM, Dr. Palani was a Principal at New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Prior to NEA, he was a Vice President of Biotechnology Equity Research at Cowen and Company. Dr. Palani began his career in oncology drug development at Pfizer Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceuticals. He received his Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and completed his postdoctoral work in biochemistry and molecular biophysics at Columbia University. He also holds an M.S. in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University and a B.S. in chemical engineering ...