CureVac Welcomes Two Members to its Supervisory Board

25-Jun-2019 - Germany

CureVac AG announced that Timothy Wright, M.D. and Craig Tooman were elected as independent directors to CureVac’s supervisory board at the Company’s Annual General Meeting. These new members will support CureVac’s mission to use mRNA to revolutionize human health with their vast drug development and operational expertise. Their appointments increase CureVac’s Supervisory Board from six to eight directors.

"We are pleased to welcome Tim Wright and Craig Tooman as new Supervisory Board members," said Ingmar Hoerr, CureVac Co-Founder & Supervisory Board Chairman. "Tim’s extensive development experience and Craig’s executive and operational involvement within the biotechnology industry mark important additions to our team. As CureVac’s corporate operations and mRNA-based pipeline grows internationally, we’re excited to add two members with valuable U.S. experience to help us reach our development goals.”

About the New Board Members

Timothy M. Wright, M.D. is currently a General Partner at TIME BioVentures. Tim has deep knowledge in drug development from early to late stage and has a track record in bringing numerous drugs to market. He served as Chief Research and Development Officer for Regulus Therapeutics from late 2016-early 2019. Prior to Regulus, he served as Executive Vice President, Translational Science at California Institute for Biomedical Research. From 2004-2014, Wright held positions of increasing importance at Novartis and Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, culminating as Global Head of Pharma Development. From 2001-2004, he served in roles of increasing importance at Pfizer, ultimately as Senior Director, Clinical Sciences / Clinical Exploratory Head – Inflammation. From 1983-1991, Wright was a postdoctoral fellow, Instructor and Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. From 1991-2001, Wright was Assistant Professor, Associate Professor with tenure, Chief of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, and Director of the UPMC Arthritis Institute at the University of Pittsburgh. He earned an M.D. from the Johns Hopkins University-School of Medicine.

Craig A. Tooman has served as President, CEO and Board Director at Aratana Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: PETX) since January 2019, following his 6-year tenure as CFO. Craig has decades of executive level experience and a strong résumé of operational expertise, including in pet therapeutics and the broader pharmaceutical industry. He played a vital role in successfully completing Aratana's initial public offering and has raised more than $5B in the course of his career. Craig has built strong business relationships and a successful track record in executive leadership roles for several pharmaceutical companies, including as CEO of Avanzar Medical, Inc. and CFO for Enzon Pharmaceuticals and Ikaria Inc. He’s also held key executive roles at ILEX Oncology, Inc. and Pharmacia Corporation. Craig earned an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Economics from Kalamazoo College.

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