Date: 2016-06-29
Type of information: Nomination
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Company: Corvus Pharmaceuticals (USA - CA)
Therapeutic area: Cancer - Oncology
Type agreement: nomination
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Details: * On June 29, 2016, Corvus Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel immuno-oncology therapies, announced it has named former Roche/Genentech Vice President, Global Head of Roche Oncology Business Development, Jason, V. Coloma, Ph.D., to the newly created post of Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer. Dr. Coloma began his career as a research scientist in infectious diseases at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). In 2007, he joined L.E.K. Consulting, as a strategy consultant for pharma / biotechnology corporations and private equity firms developing partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, and market expansion opportunities primarily in the oncology market for his clients. For the last 8+ years, Dr. Coloma has worked in senior leadership positions related to business and commercial development at Roche Diagnostics and then Roche/Genentech. Most recently, he led a team of business development professionals, business analysts, and competitive intelligence experts charged with augmenting Roche’s drug discovery and oncology business efforts where he facilitated the closing of a number of deals including Foundation Medicine, Blueprint Medicines, sQz Therapeutics, Tensha Therapeutics, C4 Therapeutics, and Pieris Pharmaceuticals. He also oversaw the creation of the immuno-oncology clinical partnership function at Genentech that completed several transactions including those with Celgene, J&J, Bayer, Syndax, Kite, Amgen, and Corvus Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Coloma earned his B.S. in molecular biology from the University of San Francisco. He received his M.P.H./Ph.D. in Infectious Diseases and Immunity from the University of California, Berkeley and his M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
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