Abivax SA announced the appointment of Patrick Malloy as new Senior Vice President Investor Relations. Mr. Malloy brings 20 years of investor relations and commercial leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical sector. He is expected to play a crucial role in furthering the strategic international positioning of Abivax and obefazimod with the investor community.

Mr. Malloy joins Abivax from VectivBio AG (acquired by Ironwood Pharmaceuticals in June 2023), where he held the position of Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Strategic Communications. Previously, he served as Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications at Arena Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Pfizer in 2022). Mr. Malloy spent over 16 years at Actelion Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Johnson and Johnson in 2017), where he held several commercial and corporate strategic leadership roles across the organization.

Mr. Malloy will be based at the Abivax office on the U.S. East Coast.