CAMBRIDGE, Mass.– Repertoire® Immune Medicines announced today that Torben Straight Nissen has been appointed as interim Chief Executive Officer, succeeding John Cox, who will continue with the company in an advisory role. With more than two decades of leadership experience, Straight Nissen joins the company as it shifts its resources and operations to focus primarily on unlocking the potential of Repertoire’s DECODE™ Platform to develop transformative immune medicines against novel immune targets in cancer, autoimmune disorders, and infectious disease.
“I want to thank John for his leadership and vision for harnessing the potential of the immune repertoire to develop new medicines,” said Doug Cole, M.D., Chairman, Repertoire and Managing Partner, Flagship Pioneering. “As the first CEO of Repertoire, John established the company to deliver novel immune medicines to patients, and we will continue to build upon this bold ambition.”
Cole continued, “We welcome Torben as the next CEO of Repertoire. His significant experience leading and shaping platform-based biotech companies makes him well-positioned to drive Repertoire forward toward unlocking the potential of its DECODE platform.”
“Repertoire has applied its proprietary DECODE platform to develop an unprecedented and unique understanding of the immune synapse. I am energized by the opportunity to leverage Repertoire’s powerful platform to develop novel and highly selective immune-based medicines for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disorders, and infectious disease,” said Straight Nissen. “I look forward to working with Repertoire’s impressive team to provide new and important therapies for patients with these diseases.”
“The mission of Repertoire is to discover the immune codes that drive cellular immunity and to use those codes to create new immune medicines,” said Cox. “Our recent discoveries of novel epitopes and T cell receptors in cancer and autoimmune diseases demonstrate the promise of the platform that we built. I am grateful to each member of the Repertoire team for making these advancements possible, and to the leadership team that built this company. I look forward to seeing Repertoire continue its mission to create a new class of immune medicines under Torben’s leadership.”
