Context Therapeutics Appoints Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Clinical Operations

Company announces appointments of Dr. Claudio Dansky Ullmann as CMO and Ms. Karen Andreas as VP, Clinical Operations

Appointments support the development of the Company’s two clinical-stage T cell engaging assets to treat solid tumors

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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Context Therapeutics Inc. (“Context” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CNTX), a biopharmaceutical company advancing medicines for solid tumors, today announced the appointment of Claudio Dansky Ullmann, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer (“CMO”) and Karen Andreas, M.S. as Vice President, Clinical Operations.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Dansky Ullmann and Ms. Andreas to our team at this exciting time as the Company advances its product candidates, CTIM-76 and CT-95, into Phase 1 clinical trials,” said Martin Lehr, CEO of Context. “Dr. Dansky Ullmann and Ms. Andreas are industry veterans with deep expertise in oncology and T cell therapies, and a proven track record of advancing programs through clinical development.”

Dr. Dansky Ullmann brings over 30 years of experience in early and late-stage oncology therapeutics development. Most recently, he was the CMO at Avenge Bio, where Dr. Dansky Ullmann guided the clinical advancement of AVB-001 allogeneic cell therapy for ovarian cancer. Prior to Avenge, Dr. Dansky Ullmann was CMO at MaxCyte where he was responsible for the development of the CARMA™ chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) therapy program, including MCY-M11, a mesothelin-targeting CAR therapy. Previously, he was the Senior Vice President, Head of Clinical Development at Infinity Pharmaceuticals, where he led the development of Copiktra^® through FDA approval and eganelisib through first in human studies. Earlier, he was Global Clinical Lead in the Oncology Therapy Area Unit at Takeda Pharmaceuticals.

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