Umoja names Russell CFO

Umoja Biopharma Inc. hired Britton Russell as CFO. Russell was CFO at Parse Biosciences Inc. and GenapSys Inc. Umoja is developing cell therapy cocktails that expand CAR T cells within patients.

Playground Global promoted Benjamin Kim to partner from venture principal. Kim joined the VC, which focuses on early investments in data-generating platforms and best-in-class lead assets, as a venture fellow in 2019...