Repare Therapeutics Appoints Steven H. Stein, M.D. to its Board of Directors
27 April 2024 - 6:05AM
Business Wire
Repare Therapeutics Inc. (“Repare” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:
RPTX), a leading clinical-stage precision oncology company, today
announced the appointment of Steven H. Stein, M.D., to its Board of
Directors, effective as of the date of the Company’s upcoming
annual meeting of shareholders in June 2024. The Company also
announces that Todd Foley has decided not to stand for re-election
as a director of the Company following the end of his current term
as a Class I director on June 17, 2024, after serving more than
seven years on the Board.
“On behalf of the Company and our Board of Directors, we thank
Todd for his dedication and partnership, which have played a
crucial role in shaping Repare into the leading precision oncology
company that it is today. Todd has made tremendous contributions
during the past seven years, and I am grateful to him and his team
at MPM for their continued support,” said Lloyd M. Segal, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Repare. “We are also honored to
welcome Dr. Stein to our Board. His deep experience, proven track
record and accomplishments in oncology clinical drug development
will provide valuable guidance as Repare’s pipeline advances to
later stages of development.”
“It has been a pleasure collaborating with the Repare management
team and Board throughout its evolution into a multi-pronged
clinical development company," said Todd Foley, Managing Director
at MPM BioImpact. "I look forward to the ongoing advancement of
Repare’s pipeline and its continued progress as a leading precision
oncology company."
Dr. Stein currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer of
Incyte Corporation, a position he has held since March 2015. At
Incyte, he leads all medical and scientific activities involving
clinical development, clinical operations, pharmacovigilance,
clinical pharmacology, scientific communications and medical
affairs. Prior to joining Incyte, from May 2011 to February 2015,
Dr. Stein served as the Senior Vice President and Head of U.S.
Clinical Development and Medical Affairs at Novartis Oncology.
Prior to then, he was employed by GlaxoSmithKline from February
2004 to April 2011, serving first as its Head of Medicines
Development for Hematology and Supportive Care and then as its Vice
President, Global Oncology, Clinical Development. Dr. Stein also
previously served on the board of directors of Kura Oncology, Inc.
from 2017 until May 2023. Dr. Stein earned his MBBCH from the
University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has
authored more than 100 scientific papers and presentations and is
an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine,
University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Stein is also an active member of
several professional and scientific societies and academic
committees.
“I am honored to join the Board of Directors at Repare at such a
critical time in the Company’s growth and evolution, and am looking
forward to working with its leadership team to deliver on the
Company’s mission to develop synthetic lethal medicines that
meaningfully improve the lives of cancer patients,” said Dr.
Stein.
About Repare Therapeutics, Inc.
Repare Therapeutics is a leading clinical-stage precision
oncology company enabled by its proprietary synthetic lethality
approach to the discovery and development of novel therapeutics.
The Company utilizes its genome-wide, CRISPR-enabled SNIPRx®
platform to systematically discover and develop highly targeted
cancer therapies focused on genomic instability, including DNA
damage repair. The Company’s pipeline includes lunresertib (also
known as RP-6306), a PKMYT1 inhibitor currently in Phase 1/2
clinical development; camonsertib (also known as RP-3500), a
potential leading ATR inhibitor currently in Phase 1/2 clinical
development; RP-1664, a Phase 1 PLK4 inhibitor; RP-3467, a
preclinical Polθ ATPase inhibitor program; as well as additional,
undisclosed preclinical programs. For more information, please
visit reparerx.com.
SNIPRx® is a registered trademark of Repare Therapeutics
Inc.
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