Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. Appoints Stephen Farrand as Chief Technical Officer

Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company. It is engaged in the treatment of cancer by developing therapies that enable the immune system to attack tumors and provide long lasting benefits to patients through a biomarker-driven approach. Its pipeline is focused on product candidates to address PD-(L)1-inhibitor resistant and PD-(L)1 inhibitor sensitive tumors. Its program, JTX-8064, is a tumor-associated macrophage candidate from its Translational Science platform. JTX-8064 is a monoclonal antibody that binds to Leukocyte Immunoglobulin Like Receptor B2, (LILRB2), which is a cell surface receptor expressed on macrophages and other myeloid cells. JTX-1484 is a monoclonal antibody designed to block human Leukocyte Immunoglobulin Like Receptor B4, (LILRB4) on various myeloid cells. Its product candidate, vopratelimab, is a monoclonal antibody that binds to and activates T cell CO-Stimulator (ICOS). It also develops JTX-1484 and JTX-2134 product candidates.