TxCELL appoints chief medical officer

TxCell, a French biotechnology company developing cell-based therapies using Type 1 T-regulatory lymphocytes for treating chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, has appointed Miguel Forte to the newly created role of chief medical officer.

TxCell, a French biotechnology company developing cell-based therapies using Type 1 T-regulatory lymphocytes for treating chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, has appointed Miguel Forte to the newly created role of chief medical officer.

Forte will take charge of the clinical department, clinical operations, clinical trials management and design. He joins the company from UCB, where he was vice-president, Global Medical Affairs Inflammation Worldwide. Prior to this, he spent two years at Nabi Pharmaceuticals as vice-president, Clinical, Medical and Regulatory Affairs Europe.






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