Blueprint Medicines Announces Appointment of Marion Dorsch, Ph.D. as Chief Scientific Officer and the Transition of Christoph Lengauer, Ph.D., MBA, to a Newly Created Executive Vice President Role
"I am delighted to welcome Marion to Blueprint. She is a seasoned leader with a deep understanding of human biology and a wealth of experience identifying novel drug targets for cancer and rare genetic diseases, including significant experience in cancer immunology," said
"Christoph's passion, vision and insights have been critical to
Dr. Dorsch joins
"I am thrilled to join
"Marion and I worked together closely at both
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Blueprint Medicines is developing a new generation of targeted kinase medicines to improve the lives of patients with genomically defined diseases. The Company's approach is rooted in a deep understanding of the genetic blueprint of cancer and other diseases driven by the abnormal activation of kinases. Blueprint Medicines is advancing three programs in clinical development for subsets of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors, hepatocellular carcinoma and systemic mastocytosis, as well as multiple programs in research and preclinical development. For more information, please visit www.blueprintmedicines.com.
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