Pfizer Veteran Abraham Joins Vividion as Chief Scientific Officer

Vividion Therapeutics has appointed Robert Abraham to serve as its chief scientific officer. He joins the San Diego-based drug developer after 10 years at Pfizer (NYSE: [[ticker:PFE]]), where he was most recently senior vice president and group head, oncology research and development. He came to Pfizer through its 2009 acquisition of Wyeth. Vividion is developing small molecule intended to address targets that had been considered “undruggable.” Last April, the company raised $82 million in Series B financing to continue its research.

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.