-    Two renowned oncology experts to support the development of Thermosome's clinical candidate THE001 Munich, Germany – December 05, 2023 – Thermosome, a drug development company specializing in targeted tumor therapies, today announced the appointment of Dr. Frank Hermann, MD, as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and the expansion of its Clinical Advisory Board with the addition of Prof.

Alessandro Gronchi, MD. Dr. Frank Hermann, MD, is a proficient clinical oncology professional with extensive experience in medical affairs, clinical research, and development. Before joining Thermosome, Frank Hermann was Vice President Clinical Development at CatalYm GmbH. Prior to that, he was Senior Director Clinical Development Oncology at BioNTech SE and Chief Development Officer at 4SC AG.

Earlier in his career, Frank Hermann worked in medical affairs and clinical development at Bristol-Myers Squibb, most recently as Associate Medical Director Immuno-Oncology. Frank Hermann studied medicine at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, where he also obtained his Board Certification in Pediatrics and worked for several years as an assistant physician and research assistant in the field of pediatric oncology, hematology and radiology at the University Hospital Giessen and Marburg.

He succeeds Thermosome´s previous Chief Development Officer Dr. Klaus Fischer, who has held a freelance, part-time role and will continue to work as a consultant for Thermosome. Prof. Alessandro Gronchi, MD, is a surgeon specializing in sarcomas (STS). He is Chair of the Surgical Department at the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan (Italy) and has been Chief of the Sarcoma Service at the institute since 2001.

Prof. Gronchi serves on the board of directors of the Italian Sarcoma Group (IS.