Angle PLC Announces Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Joseph Eid M.D., is a US certified medical oncologist with extensive experience of the use of biomarkers in clinical trials and as companion diagnostics

Previous roles include senior positions in oncology at Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck & Co. and Hoffman-La Roche

GUILDFORD, SURREY / ACCESSWIRE / January 19, 2023 / ANGLE plc (AIM:AGL)(OTCQX:ANPCY), a world-leading liquid biopsy company, is delighted to announce that Joseph (Joe) Eid M.D. has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company, with effect from 19 January 2023.

Joe is a qualified physician, board certified in medical oncology, haematology, and internal medicine. He is a highly experienced pharmaceutical industry executive with over 25 years of proven expertise in people and portfolio management, planning, designing, and executing Phase I to IV clinical trials and building and managing clinical and medical affairs teams and strategies. He has successfully designed and implemented clinical development, medical affairs, and life cycle management plans for pharmaceutical products including cytotoxic agents, monoclonal antibodies, immuno-oncology agents, antibody-drug conjugates, and CAR-T Cell therapies.

Joe most recently served as Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Drug Development for Princeton, New Jersey based Luzsana Biotechnology (a wholly owned subsidiary of Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceutical). Importantly, his previous experience includes senior positions in clinical development and medical affairs at Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck & Co. and Hoffman-La Roche.

Whilst at Merck, Joe led the global Keytruda^® (pembrolizumab, MK-3475) first-in-human strategy, including oversight of the clinical, regulatory, and manufacturing planning and execution and development of the PD-L1 biomarker strategy on tissue biopsy, which led to a first-in-class anti-PD-1 BLA filing and approval in the US.

Joseph Eid M.D., commented:
"I believe that ANGLE's Parsortix technology and unique liquid biopsy approach has enormous potential both in oncology drug development and in the clinical setting. I look forward to leveraging my extensive experience of the development and use of biomarkers in oncology to drive forward the Company's strategy and to using my network of pharma industry, clinical and academic thought leaders to accelerate the Company's commercial development."