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CEO changes at Scholar Rock, Hansa, Lutris, Spero

Plus: New faces at organizations seeking to improve clinical trials 

April 30, 2025 12:05 AM UTC

At least four biotechs have introduced new CEOs in the past week, as Scholar Rock Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:SRRK),  Hansa Biopharma AB (SSE:HNSA), Lutris Pharma Ltd. and Spero Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRO) all made changes at the top.

Scholar Rock Chairman David Hallal will replace Jay Backstrom as CEO; the former Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. CEO, COO and CCO takes over a revamped C-suite that includes three other new executives: Akshay Vaishnaw, R. Keith Woods and Vikas Sinha...