Nohla Therapeutics Names Kathleen Fanning President & CEO

Nohla Therapeutics has appointed Kathleen Fanning its new president and chief executive. Before joining Seattle-based Nohla, Fanning served as chief operating officer at VentiRx Pharmaceuticals. She has also held various posts at Cell Therapeutics, CellPro, and Zeneca Pharmaceuticals (now AstraZeneca). Nohla is developing therapies from umbilical cord blood to treat blood disorders.

Author: Frank Vinluan

Xconomy Editor Frank Vinluan is a business journalist with experience covering technology and life sciences. Based in Raleigh, he was a staff writer at the Triangle Business Journal covering technology, biotechnology and energy before joining MedCityNews.com as North Carolina bureau chief. Prior to moving to North Carolina’s Research Triangle in 2007 he held business reporting positions at The Des Moines Register and The Seattle Times.