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CytoDyn names Cyrus Arman as president

By Brian Buntz | July 13, 2022

CytoDynThe biotech CytoDyn (OTCQB:CYDY) installed Cyrus Arman as president starting on July 9, 2022. Arman will assume the CEO role and join the company’s board within six months. 

Before joining CytoDyn, Arman was the chief business officer at Nimble Therapeutics (Madison, Wisconsin), assuming that role on ​​September 08, 2021. 

“Early in the process, Dr. Arman separated himself from the competition, diving deep into due diligence with a methodical, analytical and inspired approach,” said Tanya Urbach, board chair, in a statement. “He has the intellectual capacity, experience, and character to lead CytoDyn into the future.” 

Cyrys Arman

Cyrys Arman

Arman has worked in the life sciences industry for more than 15 years, which includes working as a director in Amgen’s Corporate Strategy group. 

He holds an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles; a Ph.D. in neuroscience and a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Southern California; and a bachelor’s in biopsychology from the University of California, San Diego.

CytoDyn’s former interim President, Antonio Migliarese, will return to his prior role as CFO.

The Vancouver, Washington–based company’s lead drug candidate is the CCR5 antagonist leronlimab. 

“Leronlimab is a unique molecule with the potential to help many individuals, particularly with unmet medical needs,” said Cyrus Arman in a statement. “We will focus on enhancing shareholder value through focused execution and refining of the path forward for leronlimab.”

CytoDyn is pursuing multiple leronlimab indications, including infectious disease, cancer, and autoimmune conditions.

To date, has studied the drug candidate for COVID-19 pneumonia, graft-versus-host disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and solid tumors. 

In May, CytoDyn resolved a legal dispute with Dr. Richard Pestell, the company’s former medical officer who had been “fired with cause” in 2019.


Filed Under: Drug Discovery, Drug Discovery and Development, Oncology
Tagged With: CytoDyn, leronlimab, Nimble Therapeutics
 

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Brian Buntz

As the pharma and biotech editor at WTWH Media, Brian has almost two decades of experience in B2B media, with a focus on healthcare and technology. While he has long maintained a keen interest in AI, more recently Brian has made making data analysis a central focus, and is exploring tools ranging from NLP and clustering to predictive analytics.

Throughout his 18-year tenure, Brian has covered an array of life science topics, including clinical trials, medical devices, and drug discovery and development. Prior to WTWH, he held the title of content director at Informa, where he focused on topics such as connected devices, cybersecurity, AI and Industry 4.0. A dedicated decade at UBM saw Brian providing in-depth coverage of the medical device sector. Engage with Brian on LinkedIn or drop him an email at bbuntz@wtwhmedia.com.

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