Stockholm, Sweden, February 15, 2021. Egetis Therapeutics AB (publ) (ticker: EGTX) today announced that Kristina Sjöblom Nygren, MD, has been appointed Chief Medical Officer (CMO), effective May 1, and will be member of the company’s leadership team. The recruitment extends the orphan drug experience and expertise also to the clinical and medical function, further strengthening the company’s alignment and strategic focus on this segment.
Kristina Sjöblom Nygren is a MD with more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry from both large pharmaceutical companies and smaller biotech companies with an extensive experience in late-stage development and regulatory interactions in the rare disease and orphan drug segment in particular.
Prior to joining Egetis Therapeutics, Kristina worked as CMO and Head of Development at Santhera, a Swiss pharmaceutical company focusing on developing therapies for rare diseases. In this capacity, Kristina oversaw Clinical Operations, Regulatory Affairs and Medical Affairs and led activities in most phases of development including early and late-stage clinical development programs, registration, post-approval commitments and managed access-programs within rare diseases in different therapeutic areas.
Previously, Kristina spent 18 years at SOBI, Wyeth and AstraZeneca, where she held a number of senior positions, including VP Head of Clinical Development and VP Head of Therapeutic Area. Over the years, she has been involved in many different interactions with regulatory bodies such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) including scientific advice and orphan drug applications.
Before joining the industry, Kristina worked as a licensed physician in several clinical positions. She holds a Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine, and an MD from the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Kristina to Egetis Therapeutics. With her long experience and excellent track record within orphan drugs and clinical development, Kristina will be instrumental in the execution of our development programs and corporate strategy. I am excited to work with her to further strengthen the existing medical platform and network in the orphan drug segment to ensure the continued success of our late-stage development portfolio.” said Nicklas Westerholm, CEO of Egetis Therapeutics.
