Dr. Han Myint Appointed as NextCure’s Chief Medical Officer
January 14, 2021 16:05 ET | Source: NextCure NextCure Beltsville, Maryland, UNITED STATES
BELTSVILLE, Md., Jan. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) NextCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering and developing novel, first-in-class immunomedicines to treat cancer and other immune-related diseases, today announced the appointment of Dr. Han Myint, MD, FACP as chief medical officer. Dr. Myint will oversee the clinical development of key products in NextCure’s product pipeline, including NC318, a first-in-class immunomedicine, targeting Siglec-15 (S15), and NC410, recombinant LAIR-2 fusion protein designed to block immune suppression mediated by the immune modulator LAIR-1. Prior to joining NextCure, Dr. Myint held senior roles at both Celgene (a Bristol Myers Squibb Company) and NexImmune Inc.