Mary Haak-Frendscho

Mary Haak-Frendscho, PhD joined Sirenas in October 2015 as executive chair, working with the leadership team to realize the company vision as an innovative and sustainable platform to continually discover and develop compelling small molecule therapeutics and ADC payloads.

Dr. Haak-Frendscho also serves as Chairman of the Board of Compugen, Inc., a subsidiary of Compugen, Ltd., devoted to translating in silico predicted targets into immuno-oncology therapeutics. Previously, she was CEO and member of the Board at Igenica Biotherapeutics, Inc. Prior to that, Dr. Haak-Frendscho was founding President, CSO and Board member of Takeda San Francisco, establishing and overseeing Takeda’s Center of Excellence for Biologics. Earlier in her career Dr. Haak-Frendscho held positions of increasing responsibility at XOMA, Abgenix (now Amgen), and Genentech, where she secured collaborative relationships with external corporate partners and led therapeutic antibody programs. At Genentech, she played a key role in the development of omalizumab (Xolair®).

Dr. Haak-Frendscho has authored over 70 scientific articles and has over 30 issued plus pending patents. An immunologist by training, Dr. Haak-Frendscho obtained her BS from the University of Michigan, MLA from Washington University in St. Louis, MS from SUNY-Stony Brook, CSEP from Columbia University Graduate School of Business and PhD from the University of Wisconsin, where she has an adjunct appointment in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences.