SAN DIEGO, Sept. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Pfenex Inc. (NYSE MKT: PFNX), a clinical-stage biosimilars company, announced today that Dennis M. Fenton, Ph.D., has been appointed to the company’s board of directors, deepening the manufacturing and product development expertise of the biosimilar company. Dr. Fenton, an industry pioneer, has over three decades of experience in the biotechnology industry.
Dr. Fenton retired after a lengthy and distinguished career with Amgen, where he held a variety of notable roles, including Executive Vice President, Operations. Prior to Amgen, he was a senior researcher with Pfizer. Dr. Fenton most recently served on the board of directors of Hospira, Dendreon Corporation, Genzyme and Amira Pharmaceuticals.
“We are thrilled to welcome Dennis to the Pfenex Board of Directors,” said Bertrand C. Liang, Chief Executive Officer of Pfenex Inc. “Dr. Fenton’s extensive experience in biotechnology, particularly within product development, manufacturing and operations adds significant expertise to our board, further solidifying our position in the marketplace.”
Pfenex is a clinical stage biosimilars company focused on developing innovative solutions for global health, with a mission to provide patients access to safe, affordable biological medicines to satisfy unmet medical needs.
“I am excited at the opportunity to join a company with such a deep and diverse pipeline of high quality biosimilar product candidates enabled by their cutting edge approach,” said Dr. Fenton. “Pfenex, through their differentiated production technology and analytical approach, has positioned itself as an industry leader in biosimilars development.”
Dr. Fenton is an alumnus of Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Ph.D. in microbiology. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors for Portola Pharmaceuticals, XenoPort, Nora Therapeutics and Kythera Biopharmaceuticals.
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About Pfenex Inc.
Pfenex Inc. is a clinical-stage biologics company engaged in the development of biosimilar therapeutics and high-value and difficult to manufacture proteins. The company’s lead product candidate is PF582, a biosimilar candidate to Lucentis® (ranibizumab), for the potential treatment of patients with retinal diseases. Pfenex has leveraged its Pfnex Expression Technology®platform to build a pipeline of product candidates including biosimilars, vaccines, generics, and next generation biologics.
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