VANCOUVER, Washington, Oct. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CytoDyn Inc. (OTCQB: CYDY) ("CytoDyn" or the "Company"), a biotechnology company developing leronlimab, a CCR5 antagonist with the potential for multiple therapeutic indications, announced today that Max Lataillade, DO, MPH, has been appointed as Senior Vice President and Head of Clinical Development. Under his consulting agreement, Dr. Lataillade will lead the Company’s global research and development strategy and oversee end-to-end R&D activities to advance the Company’s clinical development pipeline.
Dr. Lataillade brings over two decades of in-depth research experience to the CytoDyn team, with robust expertise investigating novel drug products and therapies. He most recently served as Vice President, Head of Early Development and Global Research Strategy at ViiV Healthcare, where he oversaw its novel HIV oral and long-acting pipeline. Prior to that, he was Vice President and Head of Global Development for HIV at Bristol-Myers Squibb, having joined the global clinical research group in 2007 as an infectious disease and HIV specialist. Dr. Lataillade is also currently an assistant clinical professor and teaching attending at the Yale University School of Medicine.
“I am deeply enthusiastic to welcome Dr. Lataillade to the CytoDyn team. I have had several opportunities to collaborate with him over the past ten years and I believe his accomplishments in the industry and his skillset will help us progress our development pipeline,” said Dr. Jacob Lalezari, CEO. “I look forward to working with Dr. Lataillade to capitalize on both early and continued clinical results, and to help drive further success for the Company.”
Dr. Lataillade added, “I am ready to leverage my experience and background to pursue strategic development opportunities and advance CytoDyn’s clinical pipeline. By further developing leronlimab, I believe CytoDyn is poised to provide material benefits to patients suffering from a number of serious conditions. I look forward to working with Dr. Lalezari to drive the Company’s clinical development.”
Dr. Lataillade obtained his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, completed his medical residency training at Temple University and Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Philadelphia in 2004, and finished his fellowship in Infectious Diseases and HIV at Yale University School of Medicine in 2007. He remains a practicing physician with a diversified practice.
About CytoDyn
CytoDyn is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of leronlimab, an investigational humanized IgG4 monoclonal antibody (mAb) that is designed to bind to C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5), a protein on the surface of certain immune system cells that is believed to play a role in numerous disease processes. Leronlimab is being studied for oncology and inflammation, as well as other potential indications, including but not limited to HIV and MASH.
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