University of Valencia

Sobi appoints Lydia Abad-Franch as Head of R&D and Chief Medical Officer

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) (Sobi®) (STO: SOBI) today announced the appointment of Lydia Abad-Franch, MD, MBA as Senior Vice President, Head of Research, Development and Medical Affairs (RDMA), and Chief Medical Officer.

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  • STOCKHOLM, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) (Sobi®) (STO: SOBI) today announced the appointment of Lydia Abad-Franch, MD, MBA as Senior Vice President, Head of Research, Development and Medical Affairs (RDMA), and Chief Medical Officer.
  • "Lydia is both an accomplished leader in rare diseases and an esteemed practicing medical doctor," said Guido Oelkers, CEO of Sobi.
  • "In addition, she has deep knowledge of the Sobi business as she has been with us for almost four years.
  • Lydia Abad-Franch said: "I am very excited to lead the research, development, and medical teams at Sobi, where we have a strong portfolio of transformative medicines for people with rare diseases.

Highlights - PEGA: Country hearing - Spain - Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

PEGA: Country hearing - Spain

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  • PEGA: Country hearing - Spain
    On 29 November PEGA Committee held a hearing on Spain, which was a part of several country-hearings organized by the Committee in line with the Plenary Decision establishing the PEGA Committee.
  • Programme of the hearings
    09.00 Opening remarks by the Chair of the Committee
    09.05 - 09.35 Panel 1: Experts
    Ignacio Cembrero, investigative journalist at El Confidential
    Andreu van den Eynde, Criminal lawyer, victim
    Gregorio Martin, Emeritus Professor of Computer Science, University of Valencia
    09.35 - 10.50 Discussion: Q&A session based on the principles of catch-the-eye and ping-pong
    10.50 - 11.10 Panel 2: Authorities
    Esperanza Casteleiro Llamazares, Director of the Spanish National Intelligence Agency (CNI)
    Juan Jess Torres Carbonell, Secretario General de Administracin Digital
    11.10 - 12.25 Discussion: Q&A session based on the principles of catch-the-eye and ping-pong
    12:25 Closing remarks by the Chair of the Committee

AnHeart Therapeutics Appoints Prof. Andrés Cervantes to Scientific Advisory Board

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Monday, January 24, 2022

AnHeart Therapeutics (AnHeart), a clinical-stage global biopharmaceutical group company committed to developing novel precision oncology therapies, today announced the appointment of Prof. Andrs Cervantes to its Scientific Advisory Board.

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  • AnHeart Therapeutics (AnHeart), a clinical-stage global biopharmaceutical group company committed to developing novel precision oncology therapies, today announced the appointment of Prof. Andrs Cervantes to its Scientific Advisory Board.
  • Andrs Cervantes is Professor of Medicine at the University of Valencia, Spain.
  • He completed his training in Medical Oncology at the University Hospital in Valencia, one of the leading centres in Spain in promoting and training in Medical Oncology since 1980.
  • He is currently an active investigator in the area of gastrointestinal cancer and new drug development.