ONCOMED PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (NASDAQ:OMED) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 2, 2016, Jakob Dupont, M.D., the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company of his intention to resign from the Company due to personal and family-related issues, effective on or about January 1, 2017. The Company has initiated a process to identify candidates to fill the position of Chief Medical Officer.
About ONCOMED PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (NASDAQ:OMED)
OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OncoMed) is a clinical development-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company focuses on discovering and developing anti-cancer stem cell (CSC) and immuno-oncology therapeutics. The Company’s product candidates and preclinical programs include Demcizumab (Anti-DLL4, OMP-21M18), Tarextumab (Anti-Notch2/3, OMP-59R5), Vantictumab (anti-Fzd7, OMP-18R5), Ipafricept (Fzd8-Fc, OMP-54F28), Brontictuzumab (Anti-Notch1, OMP-52M51), Anti-DLL4/VEGF Bispecific (OMP-305B83), Anti-RSPO3 (OMP-131R10) and GITRL-Fc. The Company’s Demcizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that inhibits Delta-like Ligand 4 (DLL4), in the Notch signaling pathway. Tarextumab is an antibody that binds to both the Notch2 and Notch3 receptors. Ipafricept is the Company’s Wnt pathway modulator. GITRL-Fc is a preclinical product candidate targeting glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor related protein. ONCOMED PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (NASDAQ:OMED) Recent Trading Information
ONCOMED PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (NASDAQ:OMED) closed its last trading session up +0.22 at 8.49 with 186,345 shares trading hands.
