S. Michael Rothenberg has joined Pfizer as the head of Early Clinical Development at the Boulder Research Unit.
Prior to joining Pfizer, he was vice president of Research and Development at Loxo Oncology, where he led the overall clinical development of selpercatinib (LOXO-292, ARRY-192), a selective RET kinase inhibitor for patients with RET gene-altered cancers, and the early clinical development of LOXO-305, a next generation BTK inhibitor for patients with B-cell malignancies.
“We are very excited that Dr. Rothenberg has joined Pfizer as the head of Early Clinical Development for the Boulder research unit,” Nicholas A. Saccomano, chief scientific officer of Pfizer Boulder Research & Development, said in a statement. “Given his vast experience in medical oncology and developing targeted oncology agents, we have every reason to believe that his expertise will help Pfizer and the Boulder team bring breakthrough medicines to people living with cancer.”
While at Loxo, Rothenberg worked closely with the team at Array BioPharma, which became the Pfizer Boulder Research Unit after its acquisition in June 2019, on the preclinical development of selpercatinib and the next generation TRK kinase inhibitor LOXO-195. Prior to his work in biotechnology, he was a medical oncologist and cancer researcher at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.
