SAN DIEGO, March 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HALO), a biotechnology company developing novel oncology and drug-delivery therapies, today announced the appointment of Jim Daly to its board of directors. Mr. Daly is a biopharmaceutical executive with 30 years of experience leading U.S. and global businesses.
"We are very pleased to have Jim join our board," said Dr. Helen Torley, president and chief executive officer. "With extensive experience in launching and building major brands, particularly in oncology, he will serve as a valuable resource to our directors and executive leadership team as we move toward the potential commercialization of our investigational drug PEGPH20."
Mr. Daly previously served as executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Incyte Corporation from 2012 to 2015. Prior to Incyte, Daly was senior vice president of North America Commercial Operations, Global Marketing and Commercial Development for Amgen, with P&L responsibility for all U.S. and Canadian businesses. Daly also served as vice president and general manager for Amgen's Oncology Business Unit.
Mr. Daly began his career in the pharmaceutical industry at GlaxoSmithKline where he held positions of increasing responsibility, including senior vice president and general manager of the company's Respiratory and Anti-infective Business Unit, as well as senior vice president of U.S. Marketing. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy and Master of Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
About Halozyme
Halozyme Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing novel oncology therapies that target the tumor microenvironment. Halozyme's lead proprietary program, investigational drug PEGPH20, applies a unique approach to targeting solid tumors, allowing increased access of co-administered cancer drug therapies to the tumor in animal models. PEGPH20 is currently in development for metastatic pancreatic cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, gastric cancer, metastatic breast cancer and has potential across additional cancers in combination with different types of cancer therapies. In addition to its proprietary product portfolio, Halozyme has established value-driving partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies including Roche, Baxalta, Pfizer, Janssen, AbbVie and Lilly for its ENHANZE™ drug delivery platform. Halozyme is headquartered in San Diego. For more information visit www.halozyme.com.
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