EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bionovo, Inc. , announced the hiring of Rob Frankenberg, Ph.D., PMP as Vice President of Drug Manufacturing. Dr. Frankenberg brings 15 years of Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) experience to support the clinical production of the company’s pipeline of drugs addressing women’s health issues and cancer including its lead drug candidates, MF101, for the treatment of hot flashes in menopausal women, VG101, for the treatment of vaginal dryness, and BZL101 and AA102 for the treatment of advanced breast cancer.
Dr. Frankenberg, formerly with Bayer HealthCare, has held a variety of technical and senior project management positions. He was a lead developer of the purification process for Bayer’s Kogenate-FS and was integral to the current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulations of clinical and licensed production of biotechnology products. Dr. Frankenberg has experience in working with worldwide regulatory authorities for new product development and post-licensure process changes. Most recently, Dr. Frankenberg was the Senior Project Manager, CMO/CRO Manager and CMC Manufacturing Lead for the development of Bayer’s long acting Liposomal Kogenate product.
Dr. Frankenberg received his B.S. in biochemistry from the University of California, Davis and earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Francisco/University of California, Berkeley Joint Graduate Group in Bioengineering with an emphasis in biochemical engineering. In addition, Dr. Frankenberg is a graduate of UC Berkeley’s Management of Technology Program and is a certified Project Management Professional.
“We are excited to add Dr. Frankenberg as Vice President of Drug Manufacturing to our team,” said Isaac Cohen, Bionovo’s co-founder and CEO. “His experience and expertise in drug manufacturing and regulatory compliance will enhance our ability to create cGMPs for the production of our drugs as we move to late stage clinical development.”
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Bionovo is a drug development company focusing on the discovery of novel pharmaceutical agents for cancer and women’s health. The company has two drugs in clinical testing. MF101 has completed Phase 2 for quality of life conditions associated with menopause, and BZL101 is in Phase 1/2 for the treatment of advanced breast cancer. The company has an additional pipeline of drugs in development for breast cancer, pancreatic cancer and other menopausal symptoms. The company is developing its products in close collaboration with leading U.S. academic research centers, including: University of California, San Francisco, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. For further information please visit: http://www.bionovo.com.
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Company Contacts: Bionovo, Inc. Jim Stapleton Chief Financial Officer Phone: 510.420.4180 jim@bionovo.com Media: Katherina Audley Phone: 415.847.7295 katherina.audley@bionovo.com
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CONTACT: Jim Stapleton, Chief Financial Officer, +1-510-420-4180,jim@bionovo.com, or media, Katherina Audley, +1-415-847-7295,katherina.audley@bionovo.com, both of Bionovo, Inc.
Web site: http://www.bionovo.com/
