EnVivo Pharmaceuticals Announces Appointment of Deborah Dunsire, M.D., as President and Chief Executive Officer
Industry Leader to Direct Company Growth, Commercialization of Phase 3 Programs in Alzheimer’s Disease and Schizophrenia, and Expansion of Diverse CNS Pipeline
WATERTOWN, Mass. – July 11, 2013 – EnVivo Pharmaceuticals, a company dedicated to developing a broad range of novel therapies for central nervous system (CNS) diseases, today announced the appointment of Deborah Dunsire, M.D., as president and chief executive officer. She also joins the company’s board of directors. Dr. Dunsire, formerly president and chief executive officer of Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, brings more than 25 years of scientific, clinical, operational and commercial experience, and proven leadership in the biological and pharmaceutical industry.
Dr. Dunsire served as president and chief executive officer of Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., now Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, from 2005 to 2013. During that period, she transformed the company into a biotechnology industry leader by focusing R&D, driving the development pipeline, fostering a culture of employee engagement and increasing the commercial mindset across the organization to enhance the commercial success of marketed products. The company was acquired by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited in 2008 for $8.8 billion – one of the largest biotech acquisitions at that time – and became Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company. Dr. Dunsire was the first woman appointed to Takeda’s board of directors.
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