WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 15, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Endocyte, Inc., (Nasdaq:ECYT), a biopharmaceutical company developing targeted small molecule drug conjugates (SMDCs) and companion imaging diagnostics for personalized therapy, today announced the appointment of Binh Nguyen, M.D., Ph.D. as Vice President of Clinical Affairs. He succeeds Richard Messmann, M.D., Endocyte’s Vice President of Medical Affairs since 2005.