José María Jimeno

VP, Global Head Virus & Inflammation at Pharma Mar SA

Dr. Jimeno rejoined PharmaMar in 2020 in the virology unit. He is a medical oncologist, and holds a PhD from the University of Barcelona. From 2015, Dr. Jimeno served as Chief Medical Officer at Phosplatin Therapeutics, and remains part of its Scientific Advisory. He was formerly VP of Clinical and Scientific Development at PharmaMar, responsible for developing Yondelis, which is approved in over 80 countries including the US and EU, and the development of Aplidin which is approved in Australia for multiple myeloma. Previously he worked at Farmitalia Carlo Erba and US Biosciences. Most recently, Dr Jimeno was co-founder and CEO of Pangaea Biotech, a cancer diagnostics company where he was involved in developing their EGFR diagnostic approved by the FDA. Dr. Jimeno has published over 100 papers in peer review journals on cancer and is a guest lecturer in immunology at The University of Zaragoza in Spain.


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Pharma Mar SA

Pharma Mar SA is a Spain-based company engaged in the bio therapeutic drugs manufacture. The Company focuses on research, development and marketing of bio-active principles, primarily from marine origin, for application in human diseases treatment, including antitumour, antiviral and immunomodulation, as well as tropical diseases areas. It manufactures and sells Yondelis, a synthetically modified antitumor agent, which is derived from sea squirts and is implemented in the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas and relapsed ovarian cancer. Furthermore, the Company's products pipeline comprises drug candidates and agents for cancer treatment, such as Aplidin, PM01183 and PM060184. The Company operates through subsidiaries in Italy, Germany, France, and the United States, among others.


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