Black Diamond Therapeutics Announces Changes to Board of Directors - Seite 2

"I am extremely impressed by Black Diamond’s development progress with both BDTX-1535 and BDTX-4933, and look forward to partnering with the board and the management team to maximize the potential of these novel compounds,” said Dr. Raman.

Prakash Raman, Ph.D., has over two decades of biopharmaceutical business development and executive leadership experience, blending his scientific background, program and portfolio management and strong business development experience. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of a stealth biopharma company working on novel protein therapeutics in Oncology and Immunology. Previously, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Ribon Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on small molecule drugs for Oncology and Immunology. Prior to joining Ribon, he served as Senior Partner, Chief Business Development Officer at Flagship Pioneering. Before Flagship, he was Vice President, Global Head of Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Business Development and Licensing. Dr. Raman was instrumental in forging key collaborations in immuno-oncology, executing many out-licensing opportunities, guiding acquisitions, and led cross-functional drug discovery and early development project teams. Dr. Raman’s previous roles include Senior Scientist at Millennium Pharmaceuticals and post-doctoral fellow at The Scripps Research Institute. He completed his undergraduate work at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and received his Ph.D. in Organic and Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

About Black Diamond Therapeutics

Black Diamond Therapeutics is a clinical-stage oncology company focused on the development of MasterKey therapies that address families of oncogenic mutations in clinically validated targets. The Company’s MasterKey therapies are designed to address broad genetically defined patient populations, overcome resistance, minimize wild-type mediated toxicities, and be brain penetrant to treat CNS disease. The Company is advancing two clinical-stage programs: BDTX-1535, a brain-penetrant fourth-generation EGFR MasterKey inhibitor targeting EGFR mutant NSCLC and GBM, and BDTX-4933, a brain-penetrant RAF MasterKey inhibitor targeting KRAS, NRAS and BRAF alterations in solid tumors. For more information, please visit www.blackdiamondtherapeutics.com.