AlgoTherapeutix benoemt Prof Jens Ellrich tot Chief Medical Officer
PARIJS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– AlgoTherapeutix (AlgoTx) is een Europese biotech die ATX01 ontwikkelt, een niet-opioïde topische behandeling voor perifere neuropathische pijn.
Stéphane Thiroloix, CEO, merkt op: “Nu ATX01 fase II ingaat voor door chemotherapie geïnduceerde perifere neuropathie en het aantal indicaties toeneemt, zijn Jens’ medische diepgaande expertise en biotech-ervaring een geweldige aanvulling op het profiel van het team”.
Jens Ellrich, MD, PhD, bracht 18 jaar door in fundamenteel en klinisch pijnonderzoek in universitaire ziekenhuizen in Duitsland en Denemarken met een trackrecord van meer dan 85 publicaties in wetenschappelijke tijdschriften met peer review. Hij was hoogleraar aan de RWTH Aachen University en Aalborg University en ontving in 2005 de European Award for Pain Research.
AlgoTherapeutix appoints Prof Jens Ellrich Chief Medical Officer
PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– AlgoTherapeutix (AlgoTx) is a European Biotech developing ATX01, a non-opioid topical treatment for Peripheral Neuropathic Pain.
Stéphane Thiroloix, CEO, comments : “With ATX01 entering Phase II in Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy and increasing its span of indications, Jens’s medical depth of expertise and biotech experience are a tremendous addition to the team’s profile”.
Jens Ellrich, MD, PhD, spent 18 years in basic and clinical pain research at University hospitals in Germany and Denmark with a track record of more than 85 publications in scientific journals with peer review. He was full professor at RWTH Aachen University and Aalborg University and received the European Award for Pain Research in 2005.
Since 2010, Jens has served as Chief Medical Officer for the international neuroscience start-ups Cerbomed, EBS Technologies, Precisis, Sapiens, and WISE.
Besides his executive roles in the healthcare industry, he serves as adjunct professor of neuroscience at Erlangen University and is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the European Journal of Pain. Jens brings a wealth of hands-on experience and expertise in pain research, clinical development, and medical affairs.
About AlgoTherapeutix : AlgoTherapeutix is a French biotech founded in 2018 to develop innovative solutions for complex pain. Its lead program, ATX01, is Phase II ready in painful peripheral neuropathy.
AlgoTherapeutix SAS
49 rue des Nouvelles – 92150 Suresnes
Stéphane Thiroloix – stephane@algotx.com
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