SAN CARLOS, Calif., Sept. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atreca, Inc. (Atreca) (NASDAQ:BCEL), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics generated through a unique discovery platform based on interrogation of the active human immune response, today announced that, as part of its ongoing efforts to lower operating expenses, the Company has entered into an agreement to terminate its lease agreement pertaining to the Company's headquarters in San Carlos, CA, which represented approximately $13 million of annual expenditures. In addition, Herb Cross, Chief Financial Officer, will depart the Company on September 22, 2023, to pursue an external opportunity. Mr. Cross will continue to support the Company as a consultant through the first quarter of 2024. John Orwin, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will assume the role of principal financial officer and Rick Ruiz, Vice President, Finance of the Company, will assume the role of principal accounting officer going forward.
"I'd like to thank Herb for his service to Atreca over the last five years. His experience and financial stewardship have been crucial to the management of Atreca's operations since before our initial public offering, and we wish him luck in his future endeavors," said Mr. Orwin. "The agreement to terminate our lease agreement dramatically reduces our ongoing operating expenses and helps ...