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Portola Pharmaceuticals R&D Exec to Retire

Pamela Conley will lead research efforts on an interim basis

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By: Kristin Brooks

Managing Editor, Contract Pharma

Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Dr. John Curnutte, M.D., Ph.D., executive vice president and head of R&D, will retire on May 17, 2019, after more than eight years of service. Dr. Curnutte will remain in a consultancy role, providing guidance to Portola’s president and chief executive officer Scott Garland and engaging with key academic and scientific thoughtleaders in the field on the ongoing development of Andexxa [coagulation factor Xa (recombinant), inactivated-zhzo] and cerdulatinib. O...

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