South San Francisco, CA — August 19th, 2019 —
Dr. Sandra Horning, Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development will retire on December 31, 2019. During her decade-long tenure with Roche and Genentech, Dr. Horning brought 15 new medicines to patients and tackled some of the world’s toughest diseases including cancer, multiple sclerosis, influenza and blindness. We thank her for her incredible contributions to medicine and to the employees at our company who have been inspired and motivated by her commitment to science and patients.
Dr. Levi Garraway, who was most recently Eli Lilly’s Senior Vice President, Oncology Research & Development and Lilly Research Laboratories Novel Target Research, will succeed Dr. Horning as Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development effective October 1, 2019 and will be based in South San Francisco.
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