Juvaris BioTherapeutics, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Grant E. Pickering as Chief Executi...( Founder Martin D. Cleary Will Remain...),Health

Founder Martin D. Cleary Will Remain Engaged With The Company and Continue

as Chairman of the Board of Directors

BURLINGAME, Calif., March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Juvaris BioTherapeutics, Inc. announced today that Grant E. Pickering has been appointed Chief Executive Officer replacing in this role Martin D. Cleary, who founded the Company in February of 2003. Mr. Pickering will also be elected to the Company's Board of Directors. In conjunction with Mr. Pickering's appointment, the corporate headquarters will now be located within the company's recently expanded research, development and manufacturing facilities in Burlingame, California.

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Prior to joining Juvaris, Mr. Pickering founded Pharmada, Inc., where he served as its President and Chief Executive Officer. This biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer with technology licensed from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Pickering was employed by Dendreon Corporation in Seattle, Washington and served as a Corporate Officer and most recently as its Senior Vice President of Operations. During his tenure at Dendreon, he led clinical development, manufacturing, sales, marketing, business development, project management and played an important role in fundraising activities, including the company's initial public offering.

Prior to Dendreon, he held senior management roles in marketing and business development with Algos Pharmaceutical Corporation culminating in its sale to Endo Pharmaceuticals for $211M. Mr. Pickering was also employed by Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation and Glaxo, Inc., where he was highly successful in positions of increasing responsibility in the area of sales and marketing.

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