Invivyd Announces CEO Transition
- Appointment of Jeremy Gowler as Interim CEO to drive growth and commercial execution.
- Focus on delivering novel monoclonal antibody therapies for COVID-19 pre-exposure prophylaxis.
- Plans to launch PEMGARDA™ for vulnerable populations with strong potential and undervalued base.
- Acknowledgment of Dave Hering's contributions in company's progress and emergency use authorization.
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Jeremy Gowler appointed Interim CEO
WALTHAM, Mass., April 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Invivyd, Inc. (Nasdaq: IVVD), a biopharmaceutical company on a mission to protect the vulnerable from serious viral infectious diseases, today announced that the company’s Board of Directors has appointed Jeremy Gowler as Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately, while the Board institutes a search for a permanent CEO. Mr. Gowler succeeds Dave Hering.
“The Invivyd Board of Directors is positioning the company for its next phase of growth,” said Marc Elia, Chairperson. “Invivyd is poised to lead a brand-new paradigm in delivering novel, impactful monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapies for the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of COVID-19, and we wish to fully unlock this capability and associated value creation. In the interim, we are pleased to align the day-to-day leadership of the company with Jeremy, who is primarily responsible for our commercial execution, and I personally look forward to partnering with him on the success of the company. With PEMGARDA™, our novel pipeline mAb candidates for COVID PrEP, and our strong balance sheet, we believe we have a highly attractive and undervalued base on which to build a class-leading company in virology. The Board would like to thank Dave for his contributions in bringing the company from the research phase through first emergency use authorization.”
“I am eager to work closely with the Invivyd Board and strengthen engagement with key internal and external stakeholders, while remaining focused on delivering a successful launch of PEMGARDA. Invivyd has tremendous potential to reach and support vulnerable populations and their caregivers with PEMGARDA and beyond,” said Mr. Gowler.
About PEMGARDA
PEMGARDA™ (pemivibart) is a half-life extended investigational monoclonal antibody (mAb). PEMGARDA was engineered from adintrevimab, Invivyd’s investigational mAb that has a robust safety data package and provided evidence of clinical efficacy in a global Phase 2/3 clinical trial for the prevention of COVID-19. PEMGARDA has demonstrated in vitro neutralizing activity in pseudotyped virus-like particle and authentic virus neutralization assays against major SARS-CoV-2 variants, including JN.1, the dominant variant in the U.S. currently according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. PEMGARDA targets the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor binding domain (RBD), thereby inhibiting virus attachment to the human ACE2 receptor on host cells.
PEMGARDA (pemivibart) injection (4500 mg), for intravenous use is an investigational mAb that has not been approved, but has been authorized for emergency use by the U.S. FDA under an EUA for the pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of COVID-19 in adults and adolescents (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kg) who have moderate-to-severe immune compromise due to certain medical conditions or receipt of certain immunosuppressive medications or treatments and are unlikely to mount an adequate immune response to COVID-19 vaccination. Recipients should not be currently infected with or have had a known recent exposure to an individual infected with SARS-CoV-2. PEMGARDA is not authorized for use for treatment of COVID-19 or post-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19. Anaphylaxis has been observed with PEMGARDA and the PEMGARDA Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers includes a boxed warning for anaphylaxis. The most common adverse events (all grades, incidence ≥
To support the EUA for PEMGARDA, an immunobridging approach was used to determine if PEMGARDA may be effective for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19. Immunobridging is based on the serum virus neutralizing titer-efficacy relationships identified with other neutralizing human mAbs against SARS-CoV-2. This includes adintrevimab, the parent mAb of pemivibart, and other mAbs that were previously authorized for EUA. There are limitations of the data supporting the benefits of PEMGARDA. Evidence of clinical efficacy for other neutralizing human mAbs against SARS-CoV-2 was based on different populations and SARS-CoV-2 variants that are no longer circulating. Additionally, the variability associated with cell-based EC50 value determinations, along with limitations related to pharmacokinetic data and efficacy estimates for the mAbs in prior clinical trials, impact the ability to precisely estimate protective titer ranges.
The emergency use of PEMGARDA is only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of the emergency use of drugs and biological products during the COVID-19 pandemic under Section 564(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the declaration is terminated or authorization revoked sooner.
About Invivyd
Invivyd, Inc. (Nasdaq: IVVD) is a commercial-stage company on a mission to rapidly and perpetually deliver antibody-based therapies that protect vulnerable people from the devastating consequences of circulating viral threats, beginning with SARS-CoV-2. The company’s proprietary INVYMAB™ platform approach combines state-of-the-art viral surveillance and predictive modeling with advanced antibody engineering. INVYMAB is designed to facilitate the rapid, serial generation of new monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to keep pace with evolving viral threats. In March 2024, Invivyd received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. FDA for its first mAb in a planned series of innovative antibody candidates. Visit https://invivyd.com/ to learn more.
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