MorphoSys Strengthens Clinical Development Organization with Three Management Appointments
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MorphoSys Strengthens Clinical Development Organization with Three Management
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MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX, OTC: MPSYY) announced
today that it has completed the expansion of its senior clinical development
team by appointing Dr. Gabriele Elbl as Head of Regulatory Affairs, Dr. Ludger
Langer as Head of Clinical Operations and Project Management and most recently
Dr. Steffen Heeger as Head of Clinical Research.
Gabriele Elbl joined MorphoSys after working for more than 20 years in small and
large pharmaceutical companies. During this time she gained a deep understanding
of all regulatory aspects of product development, both for the US and the EU.
Dr. Elbl has extensive experience of development programs for biologics through
interactions with both the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the
European Medicines Agency (EMA). Most recently she held the position of Senior
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs at Wilex AG, Munich. Prior to that she worked
as a Scientific Administrator at the EMA, London, and served as Head of
Pharmaceutical Department at Sanofi Winthrop in Munich. Dr. Elbl studied
pharmacy and received a PhD in Pharmaceutical Biology from the Ludwig-
Maximilian-University, Munich.
Ludger Langer joined MorphoSys from PRA International. He brings almost 20 years
of clinical operations and project management experience to MorphoSys. Dr.
Langer held several positions of increasing seniority in Clinical Operations and
Project Management with a focus on planning and execution of multiregional
clinical trials. Prior to joining MorphoSys, Dr. Langer was Vice President,
Clinical Operations, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa at PRA International. Dr.
Langer studied pharmacy and received a PhD from the Goethe University,
Frankfurt/Main.
Steffen Heeger is an oncologist with deep experience in oncology drug
development from his past ten years at Merck Serono, where he was Head of
Medical Affairs and where he led the Global Clinical Development Team for
Erbitux(®). Dr. Heeger studied Medicine in Freiburg, Heidelberg and Mannheim and
continued his medical training at the Clinic of Hematology/Oncology of the
University of Heidelberg. During this time he was also a scientist at the German
Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg where he worked on the development
of antibody conjugates. He received a PhD in Medicine from the University of
Heidelberg.
"We are very pleased to have gained three outstanding individuals for these key
positions within the MorphoSys development organization," explained Dr. Arndt
Schottelius, Chief Development Officer of MorphoSys AG. "The appointment of
Gabriele Elbl and Ludger Langer earlier this year and most recently Steffen
Heeger already had a significant impact on our development capabilities and
underscores our strong commitment to the further expansion, development and
commercialization of our proprietary drug portfolio."
About MorphoSys:
MorphoSys developed HuCAL, the most successful antibody library technology in
the pharmaceutical industry. By successfully applying this and other patented
technologies, MorphoSys has become a leader in the field of therapeutic
antibodies, one of the fastest-growing drug classes in human healthcare.
Together with its pharmaceutical partners, MorphoSys has built a therapeutic
pipeline of more than 80 human antibody drug candidates for the treatment of
cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and Alzheimer's disease, to name just a few. With
its ongoing commitment to new antibody technology and drug development,
MorphoSys is focused on making the healthcare products of tomorrow. MorphoSys is
listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol MOR. For regular updates
about MorphoSys, visit http://www.morphosys.com
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For more information, please contact:
MorphoSys AG
Dr. Claudia Gutjahr-Löser
Head of Corporate Communications & IR
Tel: +49 (0) 89 / 899 27-122
Mario Brkulj
Associate Director Corporate Communications & IR
Tel: +49 (0) 89 / 899 27-454
Alexandra Goller
Specialist Corporate Communications & IR
Tel: +49 (0) 89 / 899 27-332
investors@morphosys.com
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