Antengene Corporation today announced the appointment of Mr. Thomas Karalis as Head of Asia Pacific Regions. In this position, Tom will be responsible for the commercialization of Antengene products in Australia, New Zealand, S. Korea, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, S.A.R., China and ASEAN regions and will report directly to Mr. John Chin, Chief Business Officer of Antengene.
Tom is a seasoned industry leader with over 30 years of experience working at several multinational biopharmaceutical companies in Australia and across multiple Asia Pacific countries/regions. Equipped with exceptional commercial leadership and strategic thinking, Tom has effectively initiated numerous critical initiatives in geographic expansion, enterprise design and portfolio transformation. Before joining Antengene, he was the General Manager for Celgene East Asia and Vice President & General Manager for Celgene Australia and New Zealand, where he made outstanding accomplishments in general management and commercial strategies.
Tom spent 8 years at Celgene, during which multiple regulatory and reimbursement milestones were achieved for core products in APAC markets leading to successful launches of REVLIMID® (lenalidomide), POMALYST® (pomalidomide) and ABRAXANE® (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension). Prior to Celgene, he served as General Manager for Abbott Nutrition (Philippines), BMS (Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore), and held senior positions at Eli Lilly (South Korea) and Pharmacia.
"Today, Antengene is at critical stage to accelerate its growth in Asia pacific market. Our vision is to treat patients beyond boarders, which drives us to meet the unmet medical needs by bringing innovative therapies to cancer patients in the region and worldwide," said Dr. Jay Mei, Chairman and CEO of Antengene. "We are glad that Tom is joining the Antengene team and with his proven successful track record as a Commercial Leader, Tom will further strengthen our ability to deliver meaningful results and grow our footprint in Australia and the other countries/regions now and into the future. "
"As we prepare to launch ATG-010 (selinexor) in China, we also continue to seek global opportunities to expand our presence and commercialization of our future pipeline." said John Chin, Chief Business Officer of Antengene, "I am confident that Tom, a seasoned industry leader with a proven track record, will accelerate the growth of a world-class commercial team for Antengene and bring value to cancer patients across the region."
"I am delighted to be joining Antengene at this exciting time. Dr. Jay Mei has built an impressive company with a talented team that is rapidly developing an innovative portfolio of cancer therapies. I am looking forward to working with Jay, John and the entire Antengene team to commercialize our portfolio and fulfill our mission of treating patients beyond borders as we build an industry leading cancer company." said Mr. Thomas Karalis.
About Antengene
Antengene is a China-and-U.S. based biopharmaceutical company focusing on drug discovery, clinical development and the commercialization of innovative therapeutics to meet unmet medical needs. Antengene aims to provide the most advanced and first-in-class anti-cancer drugs and other treatments for patients in China, Asia and around the world. In April 2017, Celgene (now officially acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb, and become the world's top ten pharmaceutical company after the merge), a global leading innovative biopharmaceutical company became a long-term strategic partner and obtained an equity position in Antengene. In January 2020, former Celgene chairman and CEO Mark J. Alles joined Antengene Board of Directors and former Celgene China GM John Chin joined the company as Chief Business Officer.
At present, Antengene's pipeline includes six clinical stage products:
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