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12/03/2026 07:00

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RNS Number : 3058W  Poolbeg Pharma PLC  12 March 2026

 

Poolbeg Pharma plc

 

Appointment of Dr Adrian Kilcoyne to Scientific Advisory Board

 

12 March 2026- Poolbeg Pharma
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 (AIM: POLB, 'Poolbeg' or the 'Company'), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical
company with a core focus on transforming the cancer immunotherapy field,
announces the appointment of Dr Adrian Kilcoyne to its Scientific Advisory
Board.

 

Dr Kilcoyne brings over 20 years of clinical expertise with strategic drug
development leadership, focusing on innovative therapies that address unmet
medical needs in oncology and immunology and, in particular, brings deep
knowledge of haematological malignancies, T-cell therapies and Cytokine
Release Syndrome ("CRS").

 

Dr Kilcoyne is currently Chief Medical Officer at Cellectis SA focusing on the
development of allogeneic CAR-T therapies. He was previously Chief Medical
Officer and Head of Research & Development at Celularity Inc., where he
advanced oncology-focused allogeneic CAR-T and natural killer (NK) cell
therapy programmes. He also served as Chief Medical Officer at Humanigen Inc.,
helping to build the immunology and oncology portfolios, focusing on the
cytokine pathway, CAR-T therapies, immunotherapies and Antibody Drug
Conjugates in haematology and solid tumours. Across his career, he has held
senior leadership roles in research & development, medical affairs,
commercial strategy, health economics and outcomes research at major
pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies including AstraZeneca, Celgene,
Sanofi, Roche, and Eli Lilly.

 

Dr Kilcoyne's clinical training began after graduating from Trinity College
Dublin Medical School. He trained in Gynaecological Oncology at Hammersmith
Hospital, London and later pursued advanced public health training at Oxford,
earning a Master's in Public Health. He subsequently completed professional
training in pharmaceutical medicine and earned an MBA from Warwick Business
School.

 

Prof Luke O'Neill, Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of Poolbeg Pharma,
said: "We are delighted to welcome Dr Kilcoyne to Poolbeg's Scientific
Advisory Board. He brings a wealth of experience in oncology and cell therapy
drug development, combined with deep clinical insight and regulatory expertise
which will be invaluable to us as we progress POLB 001 through the TOPICAL
trial with the ultimate aim of transforming cancer care for patients and
healthcare systems."

 

Dr Adrian Kilcoyne, Scientific Advisory Board Member of Poolbeg Pharma, said:
"I am pleased to join the Scientific Advisory Board of Poolbeg Pharma and to
have the opportunity to contribute to the development of POLB 001. Having seen
first-hand both the clinical impact on patients and the economic burden on
healthcare systems posed by immunotherapy related CRS, I believe POLB 001 has
the potential to transform the patient experience. The prevention of CRS
remains a significant unmet need and addressing it may enable access for a
greater number of patients to life-saving immunotherapies."

 

 

Enquiries

 

 Poolbeg Pharma Plc                                            +44 (0) 207 183 1499

 Jeremy Skillington, CEO                                       ir@poolbegpharma.com (mailto:ir@poolbegpharma.com)

 Ian O'Connell, CFO

  
 Cavendish Capital Markets Ltd (NOMAD & Joint Broker)          +44 (0) 207 220 0500

 Geoff Nash, Trisyia Jamaludin (Corporate Finance)

 Nigel Birks (Life Science Specialist Sales)

 Harriet Ward (ECM)

  
 Shore Capital Stockbrokers Ltd (Joint Broker)                 +44 (0) 207 408 4090

 David Coaten, Harry Davies-Ball (Corporate Advisory)

Malachy McEntyre (Corporate Broking)
 J&E Davy (Joint Broker)                                       +353 (0) 1 679 6363

 Anthony Farrell, Niall Gilchrist

  
 Optimum Strategic Communications                              +44 (0) 208 078 4357

 Nick Bastin, Vici Rabbetts, Elena Bates                       poolbeg@optimumcomms.com (mailto:poolbeg@optimumcomms.com)

  

 

About Poolbeg Pharma plc

Poolbeg Pharma plc (AIM: POLB) is a clinical-stage
biopharmaceutical company with a core focus on transforming the cancer
immunotherapy field. The Company's lead asset, POLB 001, has the potential to
expand administration of cancer immunotherapies from centralised specialist
cancer centres into community hospitals by making the treatments safer through
the prevention of the life-threatening side effect, Cytokine Release Syndrome
(CRS). As such, POLB 001 could increase the number of patients that can
receive these life-saving treatments, thereby increasing the market
opportunity. Poolbeg is also advancing the development of a patient-friendly
therapy for obesity with an oral encapsulated GLP-1, offering a differentiated
approach within one of the world's largest markets. With multiple near-term
clinical value inflection points, and an experienced team with a proven track
record, Poolbeg is focussed on partnering its high value programmes that are
targeting large markets and addressing critical unmet medical needs.

 

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