Jean-pierre Bizzari
Member of Board of Directors
Business Management
iTeos Therapeutics
Belgium
Biography
Dr. Bizzari holds a medical degree from the University of Nice (France) and trained as an oncologist at the Pitie Salpetriere hospital in Paris. He trained in Toronto (Ontario Cancer Institute - Canada) and Montreal (McGill Cancer Center - Canada) before joining the pharmaceutical industry in 1983 as Head of the Oncology at the Institut de Recherches Internationales SERVIER (France). In 1993, he then joined Rhone-Poulenc Rorer as Vice President of Clinical Oncology, based in Paris and moved to Collegeville (PA – USA) in 1997. With the merger of Rhone-Poulenc Rorer with HMR (to form Aventis), he was responsible for the Oncology Clinical Development at Aventis as Vice President. From April 2002 until September 2008, he was the Vice President of Clinical Development, Oncology, of Sanofi-Aventis in Malvern, PA. Dr. Bizzari joined Celgene in October 2008 as Executive Vice President, Clinical Development Oncology. Some of Dr. Bizzari’s accomplishments include the Clinical Development of several anticancer agents such as Fotemustine, Taxotere, Irinotecan, Gliadel, Eloxatin, Revlimid, Pomalyst, Vidaza, Abraxane. Dr. Bizzari has also been involved in the development of numerous compounds such as anti-angiogenics (VEGF-trap), gene therapy, vaccines and bio-reductive agents. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the French National Cancer Institute (INCa), and a board member of the European Organisation of Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC). Dr. Bizzari is also on the Board of Directors of Transgene SA, Halozyme Therapeutics and Celator Pharmaceuticals. He has published more than 70 articles in peer review journals and more than 160 abstracts in scientific congresses. Dr. Bizzari’s research interests include the methodology of clinical trials, and PK/PD analysis.
Research Interest
Business development
