Ken Truitt has been appointed chief medical officer of immune drug developer ImmusanT. Truitt comes to the Cambridge, MA, biotech from Daiichi Sankyo, where he was senior vice president for internal medicine therapies. Before joining Daiichi Sankyo, Truitt was director of clinical research in the pulmonary-immunology division of Merck (NYSE: [[ticker:MRK]]). Last fall, ImmusanT raised $40 million in financing to advance lead drug, NexVax2, into mid-stage studies in celiac disease.
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.
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