suzhou, china, march 31, 2021 - alphamab oncology (stock code: 9966.hk), appoints mr. weihao xu as chief financial officer, responsible for the company's financial and capital market strategy and investor relations, and report to dr. ting xu, chairman & ceo of alphamab oncology. he will also contribute to global business development and cooperation.
mr. weihao xu has more than 10 years experiences in global capital market, equity investment and financial management. mr. xu held important roles in several publicly traded company and global investment companies. prior to alphamab oncology, mr. xu served as chief financial officer for casi pharmaceuticals and 111 inc. in the area of investment，he served as a portfolio manager in matthews international and several other international funds. mr. xu holds a master of philosophy degree in finance and accounting from columbia business school and also completed high impact cancer research, a postgraduate program at harvard medical school.
dr. ting xu, chairman and ceo of alphamab oncology, commented, “welcome weihao to alphamab oncology. as a portfolio manager and cfo, mr.xu has an in-depth understanding of capital market, dynamics and trends of health industry, especially the biopharmaceutical industry. weihao will strengthen our communication with investors, contribute to the evolving and implementation of the company's strategy, and the global development and business cooperation of our core products. we look forward to propelling the company to the next level, bringing more effective treatment options to cancer patients, and creating higher value for our shareholders.”
mr. weihao xu commented, “alphamab oncology has global leading technology platforms, an innovative product pipeline and expects to launch its first product in 2021.i am very excited to join alphamab at this important value inflection point of the company. as a major investor of alphamab since its ipo, i am deeply impressed by the clinical and r&d progress of the company. i hope to bring my experience in global markets, biotech investment and strategic business development to further propel the growth of the organization. "
about alphamab oncology
alphamab oncology is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on innovative biologics medicine for oncology. on december 12, 2019, the company was listed in the mainboard of hong kong stock exchange with stock code 9966.
alphamab has fully integrated proprietary biologics platforms in bi-specifics and protein engineering. its highly differentiated in-house pipeline includes fifteen tumor monoclonal antibodies and bispecific antibodies and a covid-19 multifunctional antibody. four products have advanced into phase i-iii clinical trials or pre-marketing stage in china, the united states, japan and australia. the bla for envafolimab (kn035) has been accepted and granted priority review by the national medical products administration (nmpa).
the company also has state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities designed and built to meet nmpa and eu/fda’s cgmp standards and a complete quality system which has passed the on-site inspection of an european union qualified person. alphamab oncology is committed to building a global leading, multi-dimensional drug development and commercialization platform, focusing on multifunctional biological innovative drugs, and to benefit patients in china and around the world.
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