Angus MacLeod Named Director Of Medicinal Chemistry At BioFocus PLC

Galapagos announced today that Dr. Angus MacLeod has joined Galapagos’ service division BioFocus as Director of Medicinal Chemistry. Dr. MacLeod was previously with Merck Sharp & Dohme where he spent 21 years in medicinal chemistry, most recently as Senior Director, Medicinal Chemistry. Dr. MacLeod has one of the most impressive track records in the industry contributing to a number of programs leading to clinical candidates, including the Substance P antagonist program that resulted in the marketed product aprepitant (Emend®), and a GABA receptor modulator program. Dr. MacLeod is author/inventor on more than 100 publications and patents.

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