Red Wood City, Calif. — Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: JSPR) (Jasper), a biotechnology company focused on development of briquilimab, a novel antibody therapy targeting c-Kit (CD117) to address diseases such as chronic spontaneous urticaria, lower to intermediate risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) as well as novel stem cell transplant conditioning regimes, announced the appointment of Daniel Adelman, M.D., as the company’s Acting Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Adelman is a highly experienced clinical leader and innovator and brings to Jasper more than 30 years of experience in the clinical development of novel therapies for immunologic diseases at Aimmune, Alvine, Sunesis, Pharmacyclics and Genentech.
“We are delighted to welcome Dan to the Jasper team as Acting Chief Medical Officer,” said Ron Martell, CEO of Jasper Therapeutics. “Dr. Adelman is an extremely experienced drug developer and leader in the field of immune-based therapeutics and has an impressive track record of success in bringing new drugs to market. His deep knowledge and expertise will be invaluable in advancing our mission of improving patient outcomes through innovative therapies for chronic spontaneous urticaria and other mast cell diseases.”
Dr. Adelman has held several leadership roles within the biopharma industry throughout his career, including Chief Medical Officer at Aimmune Therapeutics, Alvine Pharmaceuticals and Sunesis Pharmaceuticals. Previously Dr. Adelman served as Vice President of Clinical Operations and Biometrics at Pharmacyclics, and as a Clinical Scientist at Genentech where he was involved in the early development of omalizumab and bevacizumab. Dr. Adelman has also led the development of other therapies for celiac disease and food allergy. Dr. Adelman began his career as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, where he was also Director of Clinical Allergy and Immunology. He is also currently an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at UCSF, where he has taught and practiced at for more than 34 years, remaining on the faculty upon entering industry. He has also served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Immunology and Clinical Immunology, and as a clinical advisor to multiple biopharmaceutical companies. Dr. Adelman holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of California, Berkeley, and earned his M.D. from the University of California, Davis.
“I am thrilled to working with the team at Jasper Therapeutics at this stage of their development,” said Dr. Adelman “The data on briquilimab reported to date are compelling, and I believe the company is well positioned to bring promising novel treatments to patients with unmet needs in mast and stem cell diseases such as chronic spontaneous urticaria, low to intermediate risk MDS, as well as to patients undergoing stem cell transplants.”
About Jasper
Jasper is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing briquilimab, a monoclonal antibody targeting c-Kit (CD117) as a therapeutic for chronic mast and stem cell diseases such as chronic urticaria and lower to intermediate risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and as a conditioning agent for stem cell transplants for rare diseases such as sickle cell disease (SCD), Fanconi anemia (FA) and severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). To date, briquilimab has a demonstrated efficacy and safety profile in over 130 dosed subjects and healthy volunteers, with clinical outcomes as a conditioning agent in SCID, acute myeloid leukemia (AML), MDS, FA, and SCD. In addition, briquilimab is being advanced as a transformational non-genotoxic conditioning agent for gene therapy. For more information, please visit us at www.jaspertherapeutics.com.