MaaT Pharma Appoints Nathalie Corvaïa as Chief Scientific Officer and Strengthens its R&D Activities in Immuno-Oncology - Seite 2

Nathalie Corvaïa, Ph.D. commented on the appointment adding, “MaaT Pharma’s approach of leveraging the full microbiome ecosystem to improve cancer treatment has the potential to become a new pillar in cancer therapy. With an exciting discovery pipeline and AI-powered engine, I am thrilled to join MaaT Pharma to guide the development of its next generation of therapies, to build the company’s momentum with the immuno-oncology program and to expand its early-stage drug development in this field.”

Prior to joining MaaT Pharma, Dr. Corvaïa was the Head of Immuno-oncology Research at The Pierre Fabre Immunology Center (CIPF) in France where she was responsible for the institute’s research activities in immuno-oncology from early-stage product discovery to Phase 1 entry, including GMP production of its products including biologics and live products. In her previous roles as Managing Director and Research Director, she led several diverse research teams contributing to a growing pipeline of products currently in preclinical and clinical trials in different tumor indications. Dr. Corvaïa did her postdoctoral research in cellular immunology at Novartis in Austria and obtained a PhD degree in Cellular Immunology at St. Louis Hospital in Paris, France. She has authored over 100 scientific publications and holds several issued patents and is also an active member of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).

About MaaT Pharma

MaaT Pharma, a clinical stage biotechnology company, has established a complete approach to restoring patient-microbiome symbiosis in oncology. Committed to treating cancer and graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), a serious complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation, MaaT Pharma has launched, in March 2022 in Europe, a Phase 3 clinical trial for patients with acute GvHD, following the achievement of its proof of concept in a Phase 2 trial. Its powerful discovery and analysis platform, gutPrint, supports the development and expansion of its pipeline by determining novel disease targets, evaluating drug candidates, and identifying biomarkers for microbiome-related conditions. The company’s Microbiome Ecosystem Therapies are produced through a standardized cGMP manufacturing and quality control process to safely deliver the full diversity of the microbiome, in liquid and oral formulations. MaaT Pharma benefits from the commitment of world-leading scientists and established relationships with regulators to support the integration of the use of microbiome therapies in clinical practice. MaaT Pharma is the first company developing microbiome-based therapies listed on Euronext Paris (ticker: MAAT).