Spexis announces the appointment of Gonçalo Bernardes, Ph.D., as acting Head of Chemical Biology - Seite 2

“I am excited to join Spexis and their mission to combat diseases that require innovative thinking supported by strong chemical and biological principles,” said Gonçalo Bernardes, Ph.D. “I believe my background in research and entrepreneurship will complement the pioneering work being done at the company, and I am eager to work closely with the team to further develop novel macrocycle-based therapeutics through the clinic and to patients in need.”

Spexis’ innovation and dedication to its platform reflects the growing potential of macrocycles to target unique molecular structures and their compatibility with a variety of other technologies. Spexis possesses two distinct, highly diverse, and well characterized macrocycle libraries including PEMFinder, comprised of peptidomimetic macrocycles, and MACROFinder, comprised of small molecule macrocycles. Both of these libraries were developed over the course of more than 20 years of discovery and drug development efforts both at Spexis and via Spexis’ predecessor, Polyphor, Ltd.  Macrocycles occupy a unique chemical space, with a molecular weight between small molecules and biologics. Spexis continues to leverage its macrocycle platform into new therapeutic modalities and the company expects to provide further details on their progress later this year.

About Spexis

Spexis (SIX: SPEX) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Allschwil, Switzerland, focused on macrocycle therapeutics for rare diseases and oncology. For further information please visit: www.spexisbio.com.

 

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For Investors:    Hernan Levett Chief Financial Officer Spexis AG. [phone] [e-mail]

 

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