Agios Appoints Andrew Hirsch as Chief Financial Officer
"I am thrilled to welcome Andrew to the Agios team at this pivotal time as we advance programs across our IDH and PKR portfolios and get closer to making our first medicines available to patients," said
Prior to being named president and chief executive officer at BIND, Mr. Hirsch held several other leadership positions at the company, including chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Prior to joining BIND, he was chief financial officer at Avila Therapeutics until its acquisition by
“I look forward to joining Agios at this exciting time and helping the team deliver on its vision for the future,” said
"I want to sincerely thank Glenn for his many contributions as a key member of the Agios leadership team," said
About Agios
Agios is focused on discovering and developing novel investigational medicines to treat cancer and rare genetic metabolic disorders through scientific leadership in the field of cellular metabolism. In addition to an active research and discovery pipeline across both therapeutic areas, Agios has multiple first-in-class investigational medicines in clinical and/or preclinical development. All Agios programs focus on genetically identified patient populations, leveraging our knowledge of metabolism, biology and genomics. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.agios.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include those regarding the expected benefits of Mr. Hirsch’s employment and Agios’ strategic plans and focus. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “would,” “could,” “potential,” “possible,” “hope” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Such statements are subject to numerous important factors, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from Agios' current expectations and beliefs. For example, there can be no guarantee that any product candidate Agios is developing will successfully commence or complete necessary preclinical and clinical development phases, or that development of any of Agios' product candidates will successfully continue. There can be no guarantee that any positive developments in Agios' business will result in stock price appreciation. Management's expectations and, therefore, any forward-looking statements in this press release could also be affected by risks and uncertainties relating to a number of other important factors, including: Agios' results of clinical trials and preclinical studies, including subsequent analysis of existing data and new data received from ongoing and future studies; the content and timing of decisions made by the U.S.
Investor & Media Contacts:Kendra Adams , 617-844-6407 Senior Director, Investor & Public Relations Kendra.Adams@agios.comRenee Leck , 617-649-8299 Senior Manager, Investor & Public Relations Renee.Leck@agios.com