Contineum Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering differentiated therapies for the treatment of neuroscience, inflammation and immunology (NI&I) indications, announced the appointment of Timothy Watkins, M.D., M.Sc., to the Company’s executive team as its Chief Medical Officer and Head of Development. Effective immediately, Dr. Watkins will lead all clinical development and medical affairs activities at Contineum. Dr. Watkins succeeds Stephen L. Huhn, M.D., who has been the Company’s Chief Medical Officer since early 2020. Dr. Huhn will serve as an advisor during the leadership transition.
“We’re excited for Dr. Watkins to join our executive team as Contineum’s pipeline strategy continues to evolve with an intensified focus in the I&I and fibrotic disease space,” said Carmine Stengone, CEO, Contineum Therapeutics. “His background in pulmonology and distinguished career in immunology and fibrotic disease therapeutic development at Gilead Sciences makes him an exceptional fit to lead our clinical organization. Tim’s track record spans all stages of clinical development. His appointment is timely, as we plan to start a Phase 2 clinical proof-of-concept trial in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in the second half of 2025. His leadership will be instrumental as we deepen our focus on clinical development in support of developing novel and transformational therapies for patients.”
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Stengone continued, “Dr. Huhn’s expertise was essential to the advancement of our neuroscience portfolio including PIPE-307 in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and depression in collaboration with our partner, Johnson & Johnson, as well as early clinical translation of PIPE-791. We’re grateful to Stephen for his steadfast contributions that helped shape the organization we are today.”
“Contineum is pioneering novel therapies to improve outcomes for patients with serious inflammatory, fibrotic and neurological diseases,” said Timothy Watkins, M.D., M.Sc., Chief Medical Officer and Head of Development, Contineum Therapeutics. “I’m impressed with Contineum’s progress advancing molecules directed towards clinically-validated targets for patients with serious diseases where a lack of therapeutic options exist. I look forward to collaborating with my new colleagues as we embark on key clinical trials in 2025 and beyond.”
SOURCE: Businesswire