Axovant Sciences announced that it has appointed Patrick Machado to the company's Board of Directors effective as of June 15, 2017, while Lawrence Olanoff, MD, and Gary Pisano, Ph.D., have stepped down as directors effective as of the June 1, 2017 board meeting. Mr. Machado was a co-founder of Medivation Inc., and served as its Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2014, as well as its Chief Business Officer from 2009 to 2014. He also served as a director of Medivation from April 2014 through September 2016. Mr. Machado currently serves on the boards of directors of several other biopharmaceutical companies, including Roivant Sciences Ltd., the majority controlling shareholder of Axovant Sciences Ltd.