SABSW - SAB Biotherapeutics Appoints Katie Ellias to the Board of Directors | Benzinga
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Nov. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SAB Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:SABS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a novel immunotherapy platform that is developing a fully-human anti-thymocyte immunoglobulin (hIgG) for delaying the onset or progression of type 1 diabetes (T1D), today announced that Katie Ellias has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors.
With Ms. Ellias' appointment, the SAB Biotherapeutics Board is composed of ten directors, eight of whom are independent. Ms. Ellias serves as a Managing Director at the JDRF T1D Fund LLC, a venture philanthropy fund with approximately $200 million in assets, including an investment in SAB. Ms. Ellias joined the T1D Fund in 2018 where she has led a number of investments in companies developing T1D-oriented therapies. She has also served as a director on the board of several companies, including, DiogenX, Veralox Therapeutics, i2O Therapeutics, and Capillary Biomedical.
Ms. Ellias joined the T1D Fund from Endeavour Vision, a Geneva-based growth stage venture fund. She was previously Principal at Sofinnova Partners, Paris, a leading early-stage life sciences fund. Ms. Ellias has also held roles in business development with Medtronic and started her career at McKinsey & Company. She holds an M.B.A. in Healthcare Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in International Relations and Political Science from Yale University.
"Katie's exceptional experience and deep expertise in T1D are a natural fit for SAB's Board of Directors," said Samuel J. Reich, Executive Chairman of SAB. "SAB is well-positioned ...