New business chief at ImmunoGen

ImmunoGen appoints Blaine McKee, Ph.D. as EVP and Chief Business Officer. He joins the firm from Shire plc where he was Head of Corporate Development.

"As ImmunoGen continues to evolve, we look to complement our existing team with outside talent with experience to accelerate our transition to a fully-integrated biotechnology company delivering innovative products to improve outcomes for cancer patients," said Mark Enyedy, ImmunoGen’s President and Chief Executive Officer. "Blaine’s successful track record in leading strategy, corporate development, and commercial assessment functions for premier companies will be invaluable as we advance towards our goal of bringing mirvetuximab soravtansine to market in 2020."

Dr. McKee brings 25 years of experience in building biotechnology companies and has extensive strategic, transactional, and market access expertise. He joins ImmunoGen from Shire plc, where he served as Head of Corporate Development, leading corporate strategy, M&A, due diligence, commercial assessment, and alliance management functions. Prior to joining Shire, Dr. McKee was Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer at 480 Biomedical, a venture capital-backed medical device company. Before joining 480 Biomedical, he held a number of positions of increasing responsibility at Genzyme over a 15-year tenure, most recently serving as Senior Vice President of Strategic Development for the Oncology, Transplant, and Multiple Sclerosis divisions.

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