Avacta Group PLC - Wetherby, England-based cancer immunotherapies developer - Hires Fiona McLaughlin as Chief Scientific Officer of its therapeutics division, effective immediately. McLaughlin is a medical oncology drug developer and most recently vice president of New Opportunities at Algeta ASA, a biotech firm which worked on castration resistant prostate cancer treatment.
"Fiona is a seasoned drug developer with an outstanding track record in developing oncology drug candidates and taking them into clinical development," says Chief Executive Alastair Smith.
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