Cue Biopharma Appoints Industry Veteran Lucinda Warren as Chief Business Officer

BOSTON, Sept. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cue Biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: CUE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a novel class of therapeutic biologics to selectively engage and modulate disease-specific T cells, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Lucinda Warren as chief business officer (CBO).

With an extensive background and proven expertise in strategic transactions, portfolio optimization and alliance management through her extensive tenure at Johnson & Johnson and Jansen, Ms. Warren will play a pivotal role in advancing Cue Biopharma’s core corporate objectives following the company’s recent business restructuring and autoimmune program prioritization.

“We are pleased to welcome Lucinda to the executive team as her background and wealth of experience align extremely well with our corporate development initiatives and objectives,” said Daniel Passeri, chief executive officer of Cue Biopharma. “We remain strategically focused upon alignment with third-party partnerships and collaborations to develop our growing platform of potentially breakthrough immunotherapies, and Lucinda’s broad professional expertise and experience will enhance our ability to capitalize on opportunities in a timely and effective manner. Her appointment underscores our commitment to maximizing value across our portfolio and delivering meaningful outcomes for both shareholders and patients.”

Ms. Warren added, “I am excited to join Cue Biopharma at this important juncture of its corporate development and, as a key member, support the team in helping drive successful execution of our strategic business development and partnering initiatives.”

Ms. Warren has over 30 years of global experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. Most recently, she served as vice president of business development for Neuroscience and Japan Regionally at Johnson & Johnson from 2014 to 2024, where she was responsible for end-to-end business development, including licensing, mergers and acquisitions, and alliance management. Her leadership was instrumental in optimizing resources, fostering high-performing teams, and cultivating strong relationships with stakeholders. Lucinda's extensive experience also includes significant roles at Janssen Cilag Australia and Centocor/Janssen Biologics, where she led business units and managed global transitions, consistently delivering value through strategic transactions. Lucinda holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with a minor in Neurology from the University of Alberta and is an alumna of the Women in Bio Board Room Ready program. She currently serves on the boards of International School Services (ISS) and the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP), contributing her expertise in finance and governance.

About Cue Biopharma
Cue Biopharma, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, is developing a novel class of injectable biologics to selectively engage and modulate disease-specific T cells directly within the patient’s body. The company’s proprietary platform, Immuno-STAT™ (Selective Targeting and Alteration of T cells), and biologics are designed to harness the curative potential of the body’s intrinsic immune system through the selective modulation of disease-specific T cells without the adverse effects of broad systemic immune modulation.

Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, we are led by an experienced management team and independent Board of Directors with deep expertise in immunology and immuno-oncology as well as the design and clinical development of protein biologics.

For more information please visit www.cuebiopharma.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those regarding: the company’s belief regarding the potential benefits and applications of its drug candidates and programs, including the transformational potential of the company’s Immuno-STAT™ platform to accomplish its mission of developing breakthrough immunotherapies to establish a new standard of care in the treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease; the near-term and intermediate value creation potential of its autoimmune programs; the company’s intention to preserve the value of its oncology programs; the company’s business strategies, plans and prospects, including those related to the prioritization of CUE-401 and CUE-501, and the potential benefits of the company’s program prioritization and realignment on its burn rate; and the cash runway of the company and the sufficiency of the company’s cash and cash equivalents to fund its operations. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe the company’s future plans, strategies and expectations, can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “seek,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal,” “project,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “strategy,” “future,” “likely,” “promise” or other comparable terms, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release regarding the company’s strategies, prospects, financial condition, operations, costs, plans and objectives are forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause the company’s actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the company’s ability to shift its focus to its autoimmune assets and achieve the cost savings that it is projecting; the company’s limited operating history, limited cash and a history of losses; the company’s ability to achieve profitability; potential setbacks in the company’s research and development efforts including negative or inconclusive results from its preclinical studies or clinical trials or the company’s ability to replicate in later clinical trials positive results found in preclinical studies and early-stage clinical trials of its product candidates; serious and unexpected drug-related side effects or other safety issues experienced by participants in clinical trials; its ability to secure required U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) or other governmental approvals for its product candidates and the breadth of any approved indication; adverse effects caused by public health pandemics, including possible effects on the company’s operations and clinical trials; delays and changes in regulatory requirements, policy and guidelines including potential delays in submitting required regulatory applications to the FDA; the company’s reliance on licensors, collaborators, contract research organizations, suppliers and other business partners; the company’s ability to obtain adequate financing to fund its business operations in the future and ability to continue as a going concern; the company’s ability to maintain and enforce necessary patent and other intellectual property protection; competitive factors; general economic and market conditions and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of the company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequently filed Quarterly Report(s) on Form 10-Q. Any forward-looking statement made by the company in this press release is based only on information currently available to the company and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Investor Contact
Marie Campinell 
Senior Director, Corporate Communications
Cue Biopharma, Inc.
mcampinell@cuebio.com

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