Sheila DeWitt, Epix’s former head of business development and current vice president of discovery and manufacturing, will lead the company’s business development efforts going forward.
Dr DeWitt joined the management team of Epix in 2005 as the vice president of business development and strategic planning and transitioned to the role of vice president of discovery and manufacturing in 2007.
Elkan Gamzu, interim CEO of Epix, said: “We thank Chen for his contributions, particularly the roles he played as we established our collaborations with Amgen, GlaxoSmithKline and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and we wish him well in his future endeavors. At the same time, we are extremely pleased to have such a talented team here at Epix and look forward to Sheila assuming a leadership role in our business development efforts.”