Press Release:
Transgene Appoints Jean-Yves Bonnefoy as New Chief Scientific Officer
Press Release
News Article February 2005
STRASBOURG, France, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Transgene (Nasdaq: TRGNY; Euronext: FR0005175080) announced today the appointment of Dr. Jean-Yves Bonnefoy as its new Chief Scientific Officer. He replaces Serge Braun who has decided to pursue other opportunities outside of the Company.
Prior to joining Transgene, Jean-Yves Bonnefoy, 45, was Head of the Canceropole Lyon Rhones-Alpes. From 1997 to 2002, he was Director of the Immunology Center of the Pierre Fabre Group in Saint-Julien en Genevois, France. He previously was responsible for the Immunology Department of the Biomedical Research Institute of the Glaxo-Wellcome Group in Geneva, Switzerland. Jean-Yves Bonnefoy holds a PhD in immunology from the Lyons Claude Bernard University and has completed the Senior Management Program of the London Business School.
"We thank Serge Braun for his contribution to the development of Transgene," stated Philippe Archinard, Chief Executive Officer of Transgene. "We are delighted to integrate Jean-Yves' immunology experience and background in the infectiology and oncology fields. His arrival will allow us to reinforce Transgene as a company dedicated to therapeutic vaccination."
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