Immune Pharma Taps Triumvira’s Tony Fiorino for CMO, COO Roles

Tony Fiorino has been named to the joint positions of chief medical officer and chief operating officer of New York-based Immune Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:IMNP]]). Fiorino will oversee research and development, clinical development, and manufacturing of Immune’s drug candidates. The company’s lead drug, bertilimumab is in mid-stage clinical testing for bullous pemphigoid, a rare autoimmune skin condition, as well as ulcerative colitis. Fiorino comes to Immune from Triumvira Immunologics of Hackensack, NJ, where he was president and CEO. His experience also includes executive roles at BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BCLI]]) and EnzymeRx.

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.