Peter C. Adamson named global development therapeutic area head of oncology and pediatric innovation at Sanofi

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Peter Adamson

Peter C. Adamson was named global development therapeutic area head of oncology and pediatric innovation at Sanofi. Based in Cambridge, MA, Adamson will lead the global development in cancer, and will work with leaders across therapeutic areas to further pediatric drug development efforts.

Adamson joins Sanofi from the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was professor of pediatrics and pharmacology, and held the Alan R. Cohen Endowed Chair in Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. For almost 10 years prior to joining Sanofi, Adamson chaired the Children’s Oncology Group, an NCI-supported international consortium of more than 220 centers that conduct clinical-translational research, including large-scale clinical trials, in children and adolescents with cancer.

Adamson is board certified in hematology/oncology and clinical pharmacology. He was appointed by President Obama to the National Cancer Advisory Board, where he continues to serve. Adamson also served on the blue-ribbon panel for the Beau Biden National Cancer Moonshot Initiative.

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