One of the most closely-watched vacancies in biopharma has now been filled, with Sobi CEO Guido Oelkers, Ph.D., moving across to take up the top job at mRNA pioneer BioNTech.
据FierceBiotech报道,生物制药行业最受关注的高管空缺之一现已填补---Sobi公司CEO吉多·奥尔克斯博士将转任mRNA先驱BioNTech公司的最高职位。
It’s been a six-month wait to find out who would head up the German company, after CEO Uğur Şahin, M.D., and his co-founder, chief medical officer and wife Özlem Türeci, M.D., announced in March that they will be heading off to launch a new company focused on “next-generation mRNA innovations.”
今年3月,Biotech公司CEO乌古尔·沙欣医学博士与其妻、联合创始人兼首席医学官厄兹勒姆·图雷西医学博士宣布,他们将离职创办一家专注于“下一代mRNA创新”的新公司。此后,外界一直在关注谁将执掌这家德国企业,而这一任命结束了长达六个月的等待。
After its founding in 2008, BioNTech rose to prominence and financial success thanks to its partnership with Pfizer for the blockbuster COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty.
BioNTech成立于2008年,得益于与辉瑞合作开发的重磅新冠疫苗复必泰(Comirnaty)而声名鹊起,并取得了财务成功。
More recently, BioNTech’s strategy to become a “fully integrated immunotherapy powerhouse” has seen the company gear up to push for the approval of an HER2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate called trastuzumab pamirtecan, which is licensed from China’s DualityBio.
近年来,BioNTech的战略是成为“全面整合的免疫疗法巨头”,公司正积极推动一款HER2靶向抗体药物偶联物(ADC)trastuzumab pamirtecan的获批,该药授权自中国的映恩生物。
BioNTech has already been touting 2026 as a “catalyst-rich year” that will see further phase 3 oncology readouts from the likes of trastuzumab pamirtecan and an OncoC4-partnered anti-CTLA-4 antibody called gotistobart.
BioNTech早已将2026年视为“充满机遇的一年”:届时,诸如曲妥珠单抗帕米瑞替康这类药物在肿瘤治疗领域的第三阶段试验结果将会出炉,同时与OncoC4公司合作开发的抗CTLA-4抗体gotistobart也会取得相关试验数据。
The Mainz, Germany-based company recently touted “encouraging anti-tumor activity” from its Bristol Myers Squibb-partnered PD-L1xVEGF-A bispecific immunomodulator pumitamig.
总部位于德国美因茨的Biotech还表示,其与百时美施贵宝共同研发的PD-L1xVEGF-A双特异性免疫调节剂pumitamig也展现出了令人鼓舞的抗肿瘤效果。
This is the situation that Oelkers will be inheriting. As CEO of Swedish pharma Sobi since 2017, Oelkers has overseen the licensing of the respiratory syncytial virus therapy Synagis from AstraZeneca, the $915 million acquisition of Dova Pharmaceuticals for the thrombocytopenia medicine Doptelet and the launch of another bleeding disorder drug, Altuviiio, in partnership with Sanofi.
这就是奥尔克斯博士即将接手的局面。自2017年起担任瑞典制药公司Sobi的CEO期间,他主导了多项重要交易:从阿斯利康获得呼吸道合胞病毒疗法Synagis的授权,以9.15亿美元收购Dova Pharmaceuticals以获得血小板减少症药物Doptelet,以及与赛诺菲合作推出另一款出血性疾病药物Altuviiio。
In this morning’s release, BioNTech praised Oelkers for his “strong track record in transforming and scaling global organizations, driving sustainable growth through disciplined execution, focused capital allocation, and operational excellence.”
在今天上午的公告中,BioNTech称赞奥尔克斯“在转型和扩展全球组织、通过严格执行、专注的资本配置和卓越运营推动可持续增长方面拥有出色的履历”。
“I have come to know Guido Oelkers as a leader who combines a deep understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and strong strategic acumen with genuine respect for the culture and people of our organization,” outgoing BioNTech CEO Sahin said in the release. “With Guido Oelkers taking over, I feel confident that BioNTech is in a strong position to realize its vision.”
在新闻稿中,即将离任的Biotech公司CEO沙欣表示,“我认识的吉多·奥尔克斯是一位兼具深厚制药行业洞察力、强大战略眼光,并真正尊重我们组织文化和员工的领导者。由他接任公司CEO,我相信BioNTech一定能够实现自己的愿景。”
Oelkers, who is due to take up his new post by February 1, 2027 “at the latest,” said BioNTech “stands out through its scientific foundation and particularly its strong late-stage oncology pipeline.”
“最迟”将于2027年2月1日履新的奥尔克斯表示,BioNTech“以其科学根基和尤其强大的晚期肿瘤学管线而脱颖而出”。
“I am deeply honored to be leading BioNTech and prioritizing its evolution into a global biopharmaceutical company with multiple approved products by 2030, while continuing to advance its innovative pre-clinical and clinical portfolio in line with the company’s strategy,” he added.
他说,“能够领导BioNTech,将其发展成一家全球性的生物制药公司,争取在2030年前推出多款获批上市的药品,同时,继续推进其具有创新性的临床前及临床研究项目,以契合公司的战略目标,我深感荣幸。”
The appointment was the result of a “comprehensive selection process” led by BioNTech’s supervisory board, the company said in an August 3 release. A search for Türeci’s replacement as CMO remains ongoing.
在8月3日发布的新闻稿中,Biotech表示,此次任命是由监事会主导的“全面遴选流程”的结果。目前,寻找首席医学官厄兹勒姆接替者的工作仍在进行中。