Pieris Pharma Appoints Chief Development Officer
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Executive Summary
Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company advancing novel biotherapeutics through its Anticalin technology platform, has named Dr. Louis Matis senior vice-president and chief development officer. Prior to joining Pieris, Matis was, since June 2011, executive director of strategic evaluation at Alexion Pharmaceuticals. He also worked at Alexion from 1993 to 2000, during which time he advanced to the position of chief scientific officer and had a leading role in discovering the first-in-class complement inhibitor monoclonal antibody Soliris (eculizumab).