Exhibit 99.1
BioAtla Announces Change in Executive Leadership
SAN DIEGO, February 27, 2023 – BioAtla, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCAB), a global clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of Conditionally Active Biologic (CAB) antibody therapeutics for the treatment of solid tumors, today announced that its President, Scott Smith, will be leaving the Company to pursue a new opportunity as Chief Executive Officer at Viatris (Nasdaq: VTRS), a large, global healthcare pharmaceutical company. Scott will continue his relationship with BioAtla by serving as a Board of Directors member for the Company.
“We extend our sincere thanks to Scott for his important contributions since joining the Company in 2018 and wish him well in his new endeavor,” said Jay M. Short, Ph.D., Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of BioAtla. “Scott’s extensive experience in biotechnology and pharmaceutical executive leadership roles has helped the expansion of the Company’s operations and advancement of our pipeline and clinical programs. We are pleased Scott will continue as a Board member for BioAtla, as his expertise, knowledge, vision, energy, and passion will be invaluable to our Company.”
“It has been a privilege working with the amazing group of colleagues at BioAtla. I am proud of all that BioAtla has accomplished and the impact the Company continues to make in its mission to improve patients’ lives. I am looking forward to continuing my relationship with BioAtla as a Board member and excited about the Company’s evolving CAB product portfolio,” said Scott Smith.
About BioAtla®, Inc.
BioAtla is a global clinical-stage biotechnology company with operations in San Diego, California, and in Beijing, China through our contractual relationship with BioDuro-Sundia, a provider of preclinical development services. Utilizing its proprietary Conditionally Active Biologics (CAB) technology, BioAtla develops novel, reversibly active monoclonal and bispecific antibodies and other protein therapeutic product candidates. CAB product candidates are designed to have more selective targeting, greater efficacy with lower toxicity, and more cost-efficient and predictable manufacturing than traditional antibodies. BioAtla has extensive and worldwide patent coverage for its CAB technology and products with 704 patents (430 issued, 5 allowed, and 269 pending). Broad patent coverage in all major markets include methods of making, screening and manufacturing CAB product candidates in a wide range of formats and composition of matter coverage for specific products. BioAtla has two first-in-class CAB programs currently in Phase 2 clinical testing, mecbotamab vedotin, BA3011, a novel conditionally active AXL-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (CAB-AXL-ADC), and ozuriftamab vedotin, BA3021, a novel conditionally active ROR2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (CAB-ROR2-ADC). The Phase 1 stage CAB-CTLA-4 antibody, BA3071, is a novel CTLA-4 inhibitor designed to reduce systemic toxicity and potentially enable safer combination therapies with checkpoint inhibitors such as anti-PD-1 antibody. The Company’s first clinical stage bispecific antibody, BA3182, targets EpCAM prevalent on many adenocarcinomas while engaging human CD3 expressing T cells. To learn more about BioAtla, Inc. visit www.bioatla.com.
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