Xilio Therapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of Yuan Xu, Ph.D., to its board of directors. Xu is a biopharmaceutical executive with more than 25 years of experience, most recently serving as chief executive officer of Legend Biotech Corporation (Legend Biotech) from March 2018 until August 2020. In this capacity, she played a leading role in Legend Biotech's initial public offering, clinical development of Legend Biotech's autologous CAR T-cell therapy cilta-cel, and a strategic partnership with Janssen Biotech, Inc. Prior to Legend Biotech, Dr. Xu served as senior vice president at Merck & Co., Inc. (Merck) from August 2015 to August 2017, where she led discovery, preclinical and technical development, and manufacturing for Merck's biologics and vaccines subdivision.

Dr. Xu also served as general manager and vice president of biologics at Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead) from March 2014 to August 2015, where she led biologics and vaccines development and oversaw all operational aspects of Gilead's Oceanside manufacturing facility as site head.