DEINOVE strengthens its Business Development activity with the arrival of Sébastien Enault
July 24 2017 - 2:31AM
Sébastien Enault brings to the Company a proven track record
in the development of collaborations in the pharmaceutical field
and, in particular, in the anti-infective field.Montpellier,
24 July 2017 (8:30am CEST) - DEINOVE (Euronext Growth
Paris: ALDEI), a biotech company that discovers, develops, and
produces high-value compounds from rare bacteria, notably from the
Deinococcus genus, announces that Sébastien Enault joins the
Executive Committee as Business Development Director.
Sébastien Enault, Engineer in Pharmacology and Biotechnologies,
has structured and managed the Business Development of MedinCell, a
biopharmaceutical company specializing in long-acting drug
delivery. In ten years, he has contributed to the rapid growth of
the company, including the signing of partnerships and agreements
with major pharmaceutical companies. Recently, he was in charge of
the Business Development of Eligo Bioscience, a start-up hosted at
the Institut Pasteur in Paris, which develops a new generation of
ultra-targeted antibiotics.
Prior to his experience in the private sector, Sébastien
conducted research in pharmacology in the fields of infectious
diseases, oncology and neurology at the Faculty of Pharmacy in
Marseille, then at Cancer Research UK, and at Harvard Medical
School.
"We are pleased to welcome Sébastien to expand and promote our
portfolio of programs and products in the healthcare and cosmetics
markets, two major areas for the Company and in which his
experience will be very useful. He will also contribute to the
launch, planned next year, of our first cosmetic ingredients,"
says Emmanuel Petiot, CEO of DEINOVE.
Sébastien Enault adds: "DEINOVE's approach is
disruptive, both from the standpoint of the biodiversity of its
bank of strains and its integrated technological platform. It
offers significant potential for the discovery of new molecules to
build a portfolio of products likely to attract pharmaceutical
companies."
ABOUT DEINOVE
DEINOVE (Euronext Growth Paris: ALDEI) is a biotech company that
discovers, develops and produces compounds with industrial value
from rare microorganisms, for the healthcare, nutrition and
cosmetics markets.
These innovative production methods represent a sustainable and
competitive alternative.
For this, DEINOVE relies on two key assets:
- A unique strain bank with 6,000 rare bacteria that have not yet
been exploited, mainly of the Deinococcus genus;
- A genetic, metabolic and fermentation engineering platform that
enables them to customize these natural micro-factories,
transforming them into new industry standards.
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Contacts
DEINOVEEmmanuel PetiotCEOPh.: +33 (0)4 48
19 01 28emmanuel.petiot@deinove.com
Sébastien EnaultBusiness DevelopmentPh.: +33 (0)7
50 18 93 35sebastien.enault@deinove.com |
Coralie MartinCommunication and IR Manager
Ph.: +33 (0)4 48 19 01 60coralie.martin@deinove.com |
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