NEW YORK, March 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tyme Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB:TYMI), (“Tyme” or “the Company”) a biotechnology company developing cancer therapeutics using metabolic pathways, today announced that Ben Taylor has been appointed President and Chief Financial Officer, effective April 3, 2017.
Mr. Taylor brings 18 years of life sciences experience in investment banking and emerging growth companies. He is joining Tyme from Barclays Capital Inc., where he has been the Head of Commercial Pharma since February 2016. Prior to Barclays, Mr. Taylor spent 10 years at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in various positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as Head of Emerging Pharma. Mr. Taylor has extensive experience in pharmaceutical business models, financing and strategic transactions, with a focus on developmental and midcap biopharma. In addition to investment banking, he also spent two years at a medical diagnostic start-up leading finance and business development functions.
“We are excited to have Ben join our executive team and to add his background and expertise working with biopharma companies as they transition into larger institutions,” said Steve Hoffman, CEO of Tyme. “Based on our interaction with Ben while he was with Barclays, we have seen his depth of industry knowledge as well as leadership capabilities, making him a great fit at Tyme.”
About Tyme Tyme Technologies is developing a novel first-in-class therapy, SM-88, that is designed to use cancer’s unusual metabolism to selectively break down the cellular defenses of tumors, leading to tumor cell death. SM-88 has demonstrated complete or partial responses in thirteen different cancer types due to the mechanism’s commonality across cancers. In addition, SM-88 therapy has not resulted in any drug-related serious adverse events during clinical testing or the expanded access programs. The Company is currently conducting a Phase II trial in prostate cancer as well as ongoing collaborations with the Mayo Clinic, Mount Sinai, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and other institutions. For more information, visit our website: www.tymeinc.com .
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