David Schilansky Appointed Chief Financial Officer of Ariceum Therapeutics
Berlin, Germany, 10 January 2025 – Ariceum Therapeutics (Ariceum), a private biotech company developing radiopharmaceutical products for the diagnosis and treatment of certain hard-to-treat cancers, today announced the appointment of David Schilansky as Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect, taking over from Rainer Sturm, who will ensure a smooth transition. David has more than 25 years of professional experience, mainly in the pharma and biotech industry, with a strong track-record in company scale-up and fundraising, including on Nasdaq.
Manfred Rüdiger, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of Ariceum Therapeutics, said: “I am delighted to welcome such a high caliber CFO to Ariceum, with a proven track record in accelerated value creation. David’s leadership and fundraising experience will be invaluable for increasing our visibility vis-à-vis the US investment community. I want to thank Rainer for his expertise, enthusiasm, energy, and for handing over a strong financial function, ready for further scale-up and internationalization.”
David Schilansky, newly appointed Chief Financial Officer of Ariceum Therapeutics, commented: “I believe Ariceum is one of the most promising biotechs in Europe, gathering fantastic technology, the right positioning, a strong management team with a stellar group of shareholders. A breakthrough company in the radiopharma space, Ariceum’s pipeline of novel candidates has the potential to transform the care of patients with aggressive cancers. These are crucial times for Ariceum and I look forward to teaming-up with the Company’s leadership to advance these important product candidates.”
Ariceum Therapeutics’ leadership team will be in San Francisco for J.P. Morgan’s 43rd Annual Healthcare Conference from January 13-16, 2025. To arrange a meeting, please contact info@ariceum-therapeutics.com.
David Schilansky’s biography
In January 2020, David Schilansky co-founded Home Biosciences, a first-in-class biotech venture builder in Continental Europe backed by Redmile Group and Sofinnova Partners, successfully building three start-ups. From 2011 to 2020, he co-headed DBV Technologies, as CFO up to 2015 then as deputy-CEO, transforming the company from a French research start-up to an international biopharma, leading two IPOs on Euronext and Nasdaq with more than one billion US dollars raised in total. David worked at Ipsen from 2005 to 2011, where he held various roles in finance, including that of Group Chief Financial Officer, before moving to DBVT. David began his career in 1999 as an investment banker in M&A at Warburg Dillon Read. He graduated with Master’s degrees from Université Paris Dauphine-PSL and Imperial College (London).
Recent developments at Ariceum
Ariceum is currently undergoing Phase 1b clinical trials for its proprietary lead radiopharmaceutical candidate, satoreotide. The Company recently published outstanding preclinical data demonstrating the use of Ac-225 satoreotide in multiple indications expressing somatostatin receptor 2, including small cell lung cancer (SCLC), pancreatic cancers, and Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Ariceum also started its Phase 1 clinical trial of ATT001 in patients with recurrent glioblastoma, positioning it as the first company to sponsor a clinical trial of Auger therapy for this aggressive form of brain cancer with no satisfactory treatment option. In addition, Ariceum has also scaled-up its global supply agreements for the medical radionuclides Actinium-225 (Ac-225) and Lutetium-177 (Lu-177) which will be used to radiolabel satoreotide and accelerate the development of Ariceum’s novel targeted radiopharmaceutical pipeline programs.
