Notable Labs brings on 2 development executives ahead of its first blood cancer trials

After launching its first in-house R&D program last month, cancer drug-testing startup Notable Labs has brought on two biopharma executives to take charge of its clinical operations and drug development work. Incyte’s Hiroomi Tada joined as a chief medical officer, while Aquinox’s Lloyd Mackenzie will serve as a chief development officer.  Tada was most recently vice president of targeted therapies and translational sciences at Incyte, where he helped guide the company’s oncology portfolio. Before that, he was a medical director for clinical development in oncology at GlaxoSmithKline, and a director of clinical research at AstraZeneca. Mackenzie will help Notable identify drug development opportunities. He was most recently chief operating officer and VP of R&D at Aquinox, after 11 years at the company. There, he helped oversee clinical and nonclinical operations, including chemistry, manufacturing, and controls, as well as quality assurance. Prior to Aquinox, he was a research scientist at QLT and Inflazyme Pharmaceutical.