Tessellate Bio appoints Katie Chapman as Chief Scientific Officer
Tessellate Bio, a precision oncology company with a focus on developing novel synthetic lethality approaches, announced on 1 October the appointment of Dr. Katie Chapman as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO).
Katie has held the position of Head of Discovery Biology since joining the Company in 2022 following a distinguished career in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Since joining Tessellate Bio, she has played a significant role in advancing the Company’s pipeline and programs, including its ALT program which is partnered with Boehringer Ingelheim.
She succeeds Dr. Jürgen Moll, who is transitioning into a portfolio career and will remain with the Company as a Consultant.
Andree Blaukat, CEO, Tessellate Bio said:
Katie has already had a significant impact on Tessellate Bio as Head of Discovery Biology, and I am delighted to announce her appointment as CSO. I have no doubt her scientific knowledge, energy and commitment will continue to drive our success. I would also like to thank Jürgen for his immense contribution to the Company and am delighted that we will continue to draw on his depth of experience and his insights in his new role as Consultant.
Katie Chapman, CSO, said:
I am hugely excited to be promoted to Tessellate Bio’s CSO. My career has been dedicated to delivering new medicines against a range of targets and, at Tessellate Bio, we have the opportunity to do that for cancer patients whose needs are not currently being met. I believe we have a great platform for the development of novel precision medicines which could turn cancer patients into cancer survivors.
Katie is a skilled in vitro pharmacologist with a wealth of experience that spans over 15 years and a track record of delivery on diverse drug targets and in unlocking difficult to drug proteins. She joined Tessellate Bio from a VC-backed private biotech company where she was Biology Discovery Director and has previously held senior roles at MSD, Domainex, and as an Honorary Research Fellow at Imperial College London. She began her pharmaceutical career at GSK. Katie received her PhD from the University of Leeds, UK on the structure and function of GPCRs.
