CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. Appoints Halley E. Gilbert as Board of Directors
April 28, 2020 at 05:05 pm EDT
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CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of Halley E. Gilbert to the company’s board of directors. Ms. Gilbert brings to CytomX extensive leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, with particular expertise in corporate and business development, legal, compliance and corporate strategy. Ms. Gilbert brings to CytomX 20 years of operational, transactional, and strategic leadership experience within the biopharmaceutical sector in roles overseeing the transformation of companies from development to commercial stage. Ms. Gilbert most recently served as senior vice president, corporate development and chief administrative officer of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. where she oversaw corporate and business development, legal, compliance and government affairs. Prior to joining Ironwood, Ms. Gilbert served as vice president, deputy general counsel at Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (acquired by Merck), where she managed the legal function during the company’s first commercial launch of an acute care antibiotic. Prior to this Ms. Gilbert served as corporate counsel at Genzyme Corporation (acquired by Sanofi). Ms. Gilbert began her career at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where she specialized in mergers and acquisitions and securities law. Ms. Gilbert currently serves on the board of Arcutis Biotherapeutics, and formerly served on the boards of Dermira, Inc. (acquired by Eli Lilly and Company) and Achaogen, Inc. Ms. Gilbert received a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law and a B.A. from Tufts University.
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage, oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel conditionally activated biologics designed to be localized to the tumor microenvironment. It is advancing potential first-in-class and best-in-class antibody-based therapeutics created using its PROBODY therapeutic technology platform. Its pipeline comprises therapeutic candidates across multiple treatment modalities including antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), T-cell engagers, and immune modulators such as cytokines. Its clinical-stage pipeline includes CX-904, CX-2051 and CX-801. CX-904 is a conditionally activated T-cell-engaging antibody targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor on tumor cells and the CD3 receptor on T cells and partnered with Amgen in a global co-development alliance. CX-2051 is a conditionally activated ADC directed toward epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) with potential applicability across multiple EpCAM-expressing epithelial cancers.
CYTOMX THERAPEUTICS, INC. 
