BMS Veteran Luisa Salter-Sid Named Gossamer Chief Scientific Officer

Luisa Salter-Cid has joined Gossamer Bio as the San Diego company’s chief scientific officer. Salter-Cid comes to Gossamer from Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: [[ticker:BMY]]), where she held various positions over the past 13 years, including vice president and head of immunology, small molecule immuno-oncology, and genomics discovery. Gossamer formed in January to in-license and develop drugs for various diseases. In July, the company raised $230 million in a Series B round of financing.

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.