“I am very excited to step into the role of interim CFO and contine to work with Cellectis’ teams, shareholders and partners at such an important moment for the company,” said Arthur Stril. “I look forward to continuing to build on the momentum of the recent years, as Cellectis keeps executing on its clinical trials, internal manufacturing, groundbreaking innovation, and strategic partnerships with leaders in the cell and gene therapy space.”
Mr. Stril began his career at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition, controlling global pharmaceutical mergers. He later became head of the Hospital Financing Unit at the French Ministry of Health. Since 2023, Mr. Stril serves on the board of directors of Primera Therapeutics as a director designated by Cellectis. Mr. Stril graduated with a Master of Mathematics from Cambridge University and a Master of Physics from the École Normale Supérieure and holds immunotherapy and immuno-oncology diplomas from the University of Paris. Mr. Stril is also a member of the French Corps des Mines and is on the Board of Advisors of non-profit Life Science Cares.
About Cellectis
Cellectis is a clinical-stage biotechnology company using its pioneering gene-editing platform to develop life-saving cell and gene therapies. Cellectis utilizes an allogeneic approach for CAR-T immunotherapies in oncology, pioneering the concept of off-the-shelf and ready-to-use gene-edited CAR T-cells to treat cancer patients, and a platform to make therapeutic gene editing in hemopoietic stem cells for various diseases. As a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with over 24 years of experience and expertise in gene editing, Cellectis is developing life-changing product candidates utilizing TALEN®, its gene editing technology, and PulseAgile, its pioneering electroporation system to harness the power of the immune system in order to treat diseases with unmet medical needs. Cellectis’ headquarters are in Paris, France, with locations in New York, New York and Raleigh, North Carolina. Cellectis is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market (ticker: CLLS) and on Euronext Growth (ticker: ALCLS).
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