CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerulean Pharma Inc. (Nasdaq:CERU), a leader in Dynamic Tumor Targeting™, today announced the appointment of Alejandra Carvajal as Vice President, General Counsel.
"Alejandra brings deep legal and industry expertise to Cerulean and strengthens the management team as we advance our nanoparticle-drug conjugates in the clinic. Her experience will be highly relevant as we grow Cerulean," said Oliver Fetzer, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Cerulean.
Ms. Carvajal joins Cerulean after a decade-long tenure with Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, most recently as Associate General Counsel, where she served as a strategic advisor to the research and development, business development, manufacturing and commercial functions. Prior to joining Millennium, Ms. Carvajal was an attorney with the law firms Day, Berry & Howard, and Hill & Barlow. Ms. Carvajal received her B.A. cum laude from Harvard University and her J.D. cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center.
"It is an exciting time to join Cerulean. Its lead candidate CRLX-101 is currently progressing through clinical trials, including in combination therapy, and holds promise for people living with certain aggressive cancers," said Ms. Carvajal. "I look forward to working with Cerulean's dedicated management team to continue to advance our unique technology, as we aspire to deliver improved cancer therapies."
About Cerulean Pharma
The Cerulean team is committed to improving treatment for people living with cancer. We apply our Dynamic Tumor Targeting Platform to create a portfolio of nanoparticle-drug conjugates, or NDCs, designed to selectively attack tumor cells, reduce toxicity by sparing the body's normal cells, and enable therapeutic combinations. Our lead product candidate, CRLX101, is in multiple clinical trials with other cancer treatments, all of which aim to unlock the power of combination therapy. For more information, please visit www.ceruleanrx.com.
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