Alector Provides Executive Leadership Update

Core Viewpoint - Alector, Inc. announces the appointment of Giacomo Salvadore, M.D., as the new Chief Medical Officer, succeeding Gary Romano, M.D., Ph.D., who will remain as an advisor. This leadership change is aimed at advancing the company's clinical development efforts in neurodegenerative diseases [1][2]. Company Overview - Alector is a late-stage clinical biotechnology company focused on developing therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, leveraging genetics, immunology, and neuroscience [6][7]. - The company is advancing a portfolio that includes two late-stage clinical candidates and five research and preclinical programs, supported by its proprietary blood-brain barrier technology platform, Alector Brain Carrier (ABC) [2][6]. Leadership Transition - Gary Romano has played a crucial role in shaping Alector's clinical pipeline and will continue to support the company as an advisor [2][3]. - Giacomo Salvadore brings over 15 years of experience in neurology-focused clinical development and has been with Alector since 2023 as Senior Vice President of Clinical Development [4][5]. Clinical Development Pipeline - Alector is on track to report topline data from the pivotal INFRONT-3 Phase 3 trial of latozinemab in frontotemporal dementia with a granulin gene mutation (FTD-GRN) in Q4 2025 [2]. - The company aims to complete enrollment in the PROGRESS-AD Phase 2 trial of AL101 in early Alzheimer's disease by mid-2025 [2]. - Alector plans to advance multiple early-stage programs supported by ABC into IND-enabling studies later this year, with first-in-human trials expected in 2026 [2].