On June 22, 2022 Angiex, developer of Nuclear-Delivered Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ND-ADC) therapies for solid cancers, reported that has appointed Marty J. Duvall as chief executive officer and member of its board of directors (Press release, Angiex, JUN 22, 2022, View Source [SID1234616158]).

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Duvall brings extensive global oncology drug development and commercialization experiences from executive leadership roles in both large pharmaceutical and biotech companies. At companies that include Aventis, Merck, MGI, and ARIAD, he built successful oncology companies with a footprint across the US, Europe, and Asia. With an oncology focus over the last three decades, Duvall has helped launch and drive many successful therapeutics that have benefited patients with a wide range of cancers, including breast, lung, prostate, gastric, head and neck, brain, melanoma, myelodysplastic syndrome, leukemia, and multiple myeloma.

Angiex Founder and President, Paul Jaminet, said, "Marty joins the Angiex team at the perfect time to help drive our company forward. Together with our scientific team of leading experts in angiogenesis, vascular biology, antibody-drug conjugate chemistry, and oncology, Marty will help fully realize the promise of our transformative biology and ND-ADC technology."

"I couldn’t be more excited to join Angiex at this stage in the company’s young history. We have the opportunity to do something special here as we build on the exciting clinical results of the antibody-drug conjugate class," said Marty J. Duvall. "Our pre-clinical data is impressive, our potential to improve efficacy and therapeutic margin compared to traditional ADCs is clear, and we are now moving AGX101, our lead ND-ADC product, into clinical development."

Iain Dukes, executive chairman of Angiex and venture partner of Orbimed Advisors, said, "Bringing in an executive of Marty’s caliber is an important step for Angiex. AGX101and future drugs built on Angiex’s platform have the potential to transform the way cancer is treated, and Marty has the experience help make that happen."