AgenTus VP Mark Exley Appointed Chief Scientific Officer of Imvax

Imvax announced that Mark Exley has joined the biotech as its chief scientific officer. Exley comes to Philadelphia-based Imvax from AgenTus Therapeutics, where he was vice president of cellular immunology. His experience also includes faculty positions at Harvard Medical School and the University of Manchester. Imvax’s lead candidate, a tumor cell vaccine called IGV-001, is in early-stage clinical testing as a potential treatment for glioblastoma multiforme, the most common type of brain cancer.

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.