Endocyte appoints Patrick Machado to its Board of Directors

– USA, IN – Endocyte, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECYT), a biopharmaceutical company developing targeted therapeutics for personalized cancer treatment, today announced the appointment of Patrick Machado, J.D. to its Board of Directors.

“Patrick brings tremendous strategic and operational experience to our Board, particularly in the prostate cancer space. He also has a notable track record of building extraordinary value in companies like Endocyte,” said Mike Sherman, president and CEO of Endocyte. “His experience will be particularly valuable as we execute the phase 3 VISION trial and begin to build the infrastructure and capabilities required for potential commercialization of 177Lu-PSMA-617.”

Mr. Machado is a seasoned biotech executive and experienced board member with more than 20 years of experience leading finance, business development, and legal functions. In addition to being a qualified financial and legal expert, he has a broad business background. Most recently, he was a co-founder, Chief Business Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Medivation, Inc., providing strong leadership in the development of XTANDI® and its successful commercial launch in prostate cancer. He served as a member of its Board of Directors until its acquisition by Pfizer in 2016. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Machado worked with ProDuct Health, Inc. as senior vice president, chief financial officer and earlier as general counsel. Upon ProDuct Health’s acquisition by Cytyc Corporation, he served as a consultant to Cytyc to assist with transitional matters from 2001 to 2002. Earlier in his career, Mr. Machado worked for Morrison & Foerster LLP, an international law firm, and for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Mr. Machado received a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. and B.S. in German and Economics, respectively, from Santa Clara University.

Mr. Machado also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of public pharmaceutical companies Chimerix, Inc., Scynexis, Inc., and Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.

About Endocyte

Endocyte is a biopharmaceutical company and leader in developing targeted therapies for the personalized treatment of cancer. The company’s drug conjugation technology targets therapeutics and companion imaging agents specifically to the site of diseased cells. Endocyte’s lead program is a prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted radioligand therapy, 177Lu-PSMA-617, entering phase 3 for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Endocyte is also advancing its adaptor-controlled CAR T-cell therapy into the clinic in 2018, where it will be studied in osteosarcoma.

For more information : http://www.endocyte.com

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