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Overview Team News Careers Science Our Science Programs T-win Posters & Publications Pipeline Patients Investors Contact Break Boundaries. Ignite Change. Pioneering the first dual-action immune-modulating cancer vaccine with the goal of becoming the backbone of combination therapy for people with cancerFirst-in-Class Modulation of the Tumor Microenvironment The dual mechanism of our T-win® technology is designed to activate and expand T cells to modulate the tumor microenvironment to fight cancer Our technology Considering participation in a clinical trial? Learn More Mission: Establish our T-win® immune-modulating cancer vaccine as the backbone of combination therapy for people with cancer. Company Team News Careers Contact Corporate Overview Science Overview Programs T-win Pipeline Patients Legal Investors Terms of Use Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Contact info@iobiotech.com ©IO Biotech 2024. All Rights Reserved. Site by The Grace Communication Group. About Overview Team News Careers Science Our Science Programs T-win Posters & Publications Pipeline Patients Investors Contact Marjan Shamsaei, Pharm.D. Senior Vice President Commercial and Portfolio Lead Dr. Shamsaei is an accomplished executive with over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry developing commercial and portfolio strategies in multiple therapeutic areas. Most recently, she served as Vice President, Head of Commercial at Allogene Therapeutics. Prior to this role, she served in leadership roles at Five Prime Therapeutics (acquired by Amgen), Genentech, Jazz Pharmaceuticals and SUGEN/Pharmacia (acquired by Pfizer). Dr. Shamsaei holds a Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of California San Francisco and a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from the University of Colorado. X David V. Smith, M.B.A. Member Mr. Smith has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2022. Mr. Smith most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc., a publicly traded company focused on discovering and developing novel immuno-oncology protein therapeutics. He served in this role from November 2018 until Five Prime Therapeutics was acquired by Amgen in April 2021. From May 2012 until its acquisition by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. in March 2018, Mr. Smith served as Chief Operating Officer of IntegenX. Previously, he served as chief financial officer at Thoratec, Chiron, and Anergen. He has also held finance positions with Genentech, Inc., Syntex, and IBM. Mr. Smith is currently the Chair of the Audit and Strategy Committees of Codexis, Inc. and the Chair of the Audit Committee of Neurelis, Inc. Previously, he served as chair of the Audit Committee and a director of OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Perlegen Sciences. Mr. Smith holds a B.A. in economics and history from Willamette University and an M.B.A from Golden Gate University. X David V. Smith, M.B.A. Member Mr. Smith has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2022. Mr. Smith most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc., a publicly traded company focused on discovering and developing novel immuno-oncology protein therapeutics. He served in this role from November 2018 until Five Prime Therapeutics was acquired by Amgen in April 2021. From May 2012 until its acquisition by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. in March 2018, Mr. Smith served as Chief Operating Officer of IntegenX. Previously, he served as chief financial officer at Thoratec, Chiron, and Anergen. He has also held finance positions with Genentech, Inc., Syntex, and IBM. Mr. Smith is currently the Chair of the Audit and Strategy Committees of Codexis, Inc. and the Chair of the Audit Committee of Neurelis, Inc. Previously, he served as chair of the Audit Committee and a director of OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Perlegen Sciences. Mr. Smith holds a B.A. in economics and history from Willamette University and an M.B.A from Golden Gate University. X Faiçal Miyara, Ph.D. Chief Business Officer Dr. Miyara is a seasoned executive with nearly two decades of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry with a track record of successful deals and partnerships across several key therapeutic areas. Dr. Miyara joins us from Ipsen Biosciences, where he served as Vice President, Head of Business Development Oncology, then Head of External Innovation Oncology, Lead on Venture Capital Activities. Prior to his time at Ipsen, he was Senior Vice President, Head of Business Development and External Research at Kadmon Corporation. Earlier in his career, Dr. Miyara served in leadership roles at Pfizer and Eli Lilly and Company. Dr. Miyara holds a Ph.D. in reproductive, molecular, and cellular biology from the Université Pierre & Marie Curie Paris, and a Master of Engineering of Medical Biology degree from Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble. X Qasim Ahmad, M.D. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ahmad is a trained internist and clinical oncologist and brings over two decades of successful strategic clinical development, medical affairs, and marketing authorization expertise. He joins IO Biotech from Novartis, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President, US Head of Clinical Development & Medical Affairs, for the Novartis Oncology business unit. Dr. Ahmad received an MS in Global Health Policy Management from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London, a Master of Clinical Oncology from the University of Birmingham, and his medical degree from the University of the Punjab. X Mai-Britt Zocca, Ph.D. Founder, Chief Executive Officer Dr. Zocca brings more than 18 years of experience in the biotechnology field and has participated in the founding and co-founding of several biotech spinouts. Her focus on translational and clinical immune oncology has led to the development of important immunotherapies for a variety of cancer types. She is a member of the board of directors of DANSK BIOTEK and has held several executive positions in the industry. Dr. Zocca holds a Ph.D. in tumor immunology and a Master of Science in biochemistry. She received her Ph.D. from the Institute of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Copenhagen, and the NIH, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Bethesda, Maryland, USA. X Amy Sullivan Chief Financial Officer Ms. Sullivan is a seasoned life sciences professional with more than 25 years of experience raising capital and building and managing corporate biotechnology and life sciences brands. Ms. Sullivan joins IO Biotech from TABA, BV, where she served as chief financial officer. Prior to her time with TABA, Ms. Sullivan was chief strategy office for Euronext-listed Kiadis Pharma where she was responsible for all aspects of fundraising and capital formation strategy, repositioning the company after a clinical failure, and played a critical role in the company’s sale to Sanofi. Prior to Kiadis, Ms. Sullivan served as senior vice president of corporate affairs at Keryx Biopharmaceuticals and as head of corporate communications and investor relations at AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Idenix Biopharmaceuticals and Genencor International. Ms. Sullivan has her Bachelor’s of Science degree in business from Salem State University and her Master’s of Business Administration from Bentley University. X Devin Smith General Counsel Mr. Smith brings more than 25 years of legal and compliance experience serving clients in the life science industries. He joined IO Biotech from Yumanity Therapeutics, Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company, where he served as senior vice president and general counsel. At Yumanity, he helped lead the sale of the company’s neuroscience assets to Johnson & Johnson and a reverse merger with a privately held oncology immunotherapy company. Prior to Yumanity, Mr. Smith served as senior vice president and general counsel of Minerva Neurosciences, Inc., where he...