Dr. Lesley Russell Joins the Endocyte Board of Directors

Endocyte, Inc.

, a biopharmaceutical company developing targeted small molecule drug conjugates (SMDCs) and companion imaging diagnostics for personalized therapy in cancer and other serious diseases, today announced Lesley Russell, M.B.Ch.B., has joined the Endocyte board of directors. Dr. Russell served as senior vice president and head of research and development for global branded products at Teva Pharmaceuticals until June 2012. Prior to this position she was executive vice president and chief medical officer at Cephalon. Dr. Russell joined Cephalon in 2000 and held various positions of increasing responsibility, including head of clinical research and medical affairs, prior to becoming Cephalon's chief medical officer in September 2006. During her tenure at Cephalon, Dr. Russell filed multiple new drug applications (NDAs) to the FDA and marketing authorization applications (MAAs) to the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). Before joining Cephalon, Dr. Russell held positions of increasing responsibility at Amgen U.K., Lilly Industries, U.K., and U.S. Bioscience, now acquired by MedImmune Oncology.