Enthera Pharmaceuticals Appoints Claudia Nardini as Vice President of Research and Development

Milan, Italy, 1 April 2021 – Enthera Pharmaceuticals (“Enthera”), a biotech company developing novel disease-modifying biologics that re-establish stem cell capabilities to treat specific autoimmune diseases, today announces the appointment of Claudia Nardini as Vice President of Research and Development to support the Company’s manufacturing and regulatory divisions.

Claudia has 25 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry in senior roles across quality control, operations, R&D, regulatory affairs, post-marketing surveillance and marketing. Most recently, Claudia was Head of Global Purification & Virus Clearance Product Management at Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH in Germany. Claudia started her professional career at Farmabiagini S.p.A in Italy as Head of Production Line for Coagulation Factors and subsequently Head of Process and Analytical Development, before joining Bayer Corporate in the US as Manufacturing Manager. She later supported Kedrion Biopharma across Italy and the US as Product Development Chief Officer Date Global Research Director/GMP, and as Facility Director.

Claudia will supervise development and manufacturing activities for Enthera’s lead candidate, ENT-001, which is currently in pre-clinical development for Type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease. Claudia will also oversee the Company’s regulatory division.

Giovanni Amabile, CEO at Enthera, commented: “Claudia has a strong track record in managing GMP functions within the pharmaceutical industry. Her quality control and management experience will be hugely beneficial for Enthera as we progress our lead ENT-001 program for Type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease. Claudia’s move from Sartorius in Germany demonstrates Enthera’s ability to attract strong talent from other territories and with international experience across European and US regulators and markets.”

Claudia Nardini, newly appointed Vice President of Research and Development at Enthera, stated: “It is an exciting time to join Enthera as the Company approaches Phase I clinical development with its lead asset. I look forward to bringing my experience and expertise to the clinical and regulatory team so that we can work together to help patients with underserved autoimmune conditions.”

Claudia holds a degree in Pharmacy and a PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of Pisa.

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High-resolution photos of Claudia Nardini are available upon request.

For further information, please contact:

Enthera Pharmaceuticals
Giovanni Amabile, CEO
E: info@entherapharmaceuticals.com

Instinctif Partners (media enquiries)
Melanie Toyne-Sewell / Agnes Stephens / Siobhan Sanford
Tel: +44 20 7457 2020
E: enthera@instinctif.com

Notes to Editors

About Enthera

Enthera Srl is a biotech company developing first-in-class biologics to transform the treatment paradigm of specific autoimmune conditions by re-establishing stem cell capabilities in a non-traditional way. The Company’s primary target indications are type 1 diabetes (T1D) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Enthera’s pioneering approach capitalizes on the key discovery of the IGFBP3/TMEM219 pathway, which is involved in beta cell and stem cell apoptosis in pancreas and gut, respectively.

The Company is building a pipeline of inhibitory monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and fusion proteins targeting the pathway via multiple angles. Its lead program Ent001 is the only drug in development with the potential to restore the endogenous pancreatic stem cell compartment in T1D as well as the original intestine structure in IBD, in order to re-establish organ function.

Enthera is a private company headquartered in Milan, Italy and founded in 2016 by Prof Paolo Fiorina and Dr Francesca D’Addio at BiovelocITA, an Italian biotech accelerator. The Company is backed by Sofinnova Partners, AbbVie Ventures, Roche Venture Fund and JDRF T1D fund. Enthera’s discovery engine and assets are protected by a broad portfolio of patents.

For more information, visit https://www.entherapharmaceuticals.com/

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