Mr Sorensen is former special counsel and adviser to president John Kennedy, and a widely published author on the presidency and foreign affairs. He has practiced international law for more than 36 years as a senior partner, and now of counsel, at the prominent US law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
Philip Arlen, president and chief medical officer of Neogenix Oncology, said: “We are delighted to have an individual of Ted Sorensen’s caliber and experience working with our organization.
“In this newly created role, he will be in an excellent position to advise our chairman and me as we create options and make the difficult choices faced by companies at our stage of development.”