Na een flinke short-periode nu maar eens een zwaargewicht in huis gehaald. Het maakt het voor mij evidenter, dat Xoma overgenomen gaat worden.
XOMA Appoints Mary L. Anderson as Vice President of Business Development
BERKELEY, Calif., Mar 10, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- XOMA Ltd. (Nasdaq:XOMA), a leader in the discovery and development of antibody therapeutics, today appointed Mary L. Anderson as Vice President of Business Development. Ms. Anderson will oversee XOMA's business development initiatives, including licensing activities related to XOMA's therapeutic pipeline, support of the antibody collaborations business, the licensing of the company's antibody technologies, and the advancement of biodefense programs.
"For over a decade, Mary has successfully driven multiple product and licensing deals from initiation through negotiation and completion," said Steven Engle, XOMA's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "During her recent experience at a large pharmaceutical company, she gained in-depth knowledge of the opportunities and deal-making environment that drive today's market. With her experience at a rapidly growing antibody discovery company, she is prepared to hit the ground running at XOMA as we work to expand our business development activities. We look forward to her contributions."
Ms. Anderson brings 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Most recently, she served as the Executive Director, Global Licensing and Business Development for Oncology at Merck-Serono, a global biopharmaceuticals company with annual revenues of approximately $6 billion. At Merck-Serono she led the in-licensing of multiple clinical stage oncology products and was a key member of the team responsible for the approximately $15 billion acquisition of Serono SA.
Prior to joining Merck-Serono, Ms. Anderson was Senior Director, Corporate Development at MorphoSys, where she was charged with growing the antibody discovery business. She also held business development positions at Agensys and Bayer. Trained in biochemistry, Ms. Anderson spent her early years in research at Chiron and Gen-Probe. She received a Masters degree in business administration from St. Mary's College of California and a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo.
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