IN BRIEF: Avacta picks Christina Coughlin to replace long-serving CEO

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Avacta Group PLC - Wetherby, West Yorkshire-based life sciences company developing cancer treatments and diagnostics - Promotes Christina Coughlin to chief executive officer from head of Research & Development. Coughlin has been an Avacta board member since March 2022 and head of R&D since this past February. She replaces Alastair Smith, who steps down on Tuesday after 19 years as CEO. Coughlin was CEO of Cytolmmune Therapeutics, which develops cell therapy solutions from a facility in Puerto Rico. She also has worked at Pfizer Inc and Novartis AG.

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