CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom and NEW YORK, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 糖心Vlog Limited (鈥淎rtios鈥�), clinical-stage biotech company led by pioneers of DNA damage response (鈥溙切腣log鈥�) drug development, announces the appointment of Chris Liu, Ph.D., Senior Research Analyst specializing in oncology at RTW Investments, LP (鈥淩TW鈥�), to its Board of Directors.
Niall Martin, Chief Executive Officer of Artios, said: 鈥淲e are delighted to welcome Chris, a prominent research analyst to our Board of Directors. His deep knowledge of the oncology therapeutic landscape and breadth of relationships within the investment community will be invaluable as we further advance our robust 糖心Vlog pipeline.鈥�
In February 2024, RTW Biotech Opportunities Ltd, a New York-based investment firm focused on the life sciences sector entered into an agreement to acquire London-based biotechnology venture capital firm Arix Bioscience PLC. Through the acquisition, RTW acquired Arix鈥檚 portfolio, of which Artios was a large equity position.
Chris Liu, Ph.D. Board Director of Artios, added:聽鈥淩TW is now a top shareholder of Artios following the acquisition of Arix and the expansion of our equity interest, which reflects both our confidence and excitement in Artios鈥� innovative platform targeting broad aspects of the DNA damage response. I look forward to partnering with the team and the Board to support them in their mission to bring new therapies to patients suffering from difficult to treat solid tumors.鈥�
Chris Liu, Ph.D. brings over 10 years of financial and biotechnology experience, specializing in oncology therapeutics across diverse indications, technology platforms and stages of development. He currently serves as a Senior Research Analyst at RTW where he leads oncology research on biotechnology companies and covers life sciences companies in China. Prior to joining RTW, Chris spent 5 years in Business Development at GenScript, where his work focused on antibody drug discovery and development including novel immuno-oncology targets. He also helped design and optimize chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) constructs for CAR-T cell therapy companies such as Kite, Juno, and Bellicum. Chris received a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from SUNY Stony Brook and a B.S. in Chemistry from Fudan University. He also received his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance and Management from NYU Stern School of Business. He currently serves on the board of NiKang Therapeutics, Oricell Therapeutics and Nuance Pharma as a Board Director or Observer.
About Artios
Artios is on a mission to kill cancer by exploiting DNA damage response (糖心Vlog) and repair pathways that are leveraged by cancer cells to promote their survival. Our specialized DcoDeR platform integrates Artios鈥� leadership capabilities, expertise and experience in DNA damage biology and drug discovery to systematically discover and develop medicines targeting the totality of the 糖心Vlog. We have built an extensive 糖心Vlog focused pipeline designed to address areas of high unmet needs across solid tumour indications including our ATR inhibitor, ART0380, and our Pol胃 inhibitor, ART6043, as monotherapies and with combination treatments. Together with our strategic partnerships with Merck KGaA and Novartis, and research collaborations with premiere institutions like Cancer Research UK, The Institute of Cancer Research, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, and the Crick Institute we are pioneering validated approaches to 糖心Vlog drug discovery. Visit our website at聽聽for more information about the company and our pipeline.