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Song among trio of new partners at Venrock

Plus: Moves at Roche, Sanofi and more

July 25, 2026 12:14 AM UTC

Ken Song returned to Venrock, where he was a VP in 2007-10, before taking on a string of CEO roles that culminated in the sale of his T cell engager company Candid Therapeutics Inc. for $2 billion to  UCB S.A. (Euronext:UCB). Joining Song as a partner at the VC are Derek Yuan, Candid’s China GM, and Cindy Xiong, recently of Foresite Capital.

Dan Malarek is swapping Roche (SIX:ROG; OTCQB:RHHBY) affiliates, leaving Foundation Medicine to become president and CEO of Roche Diagnostics North America. He succeeds Brad Moore, who is retiring next week after nearly a decade at Roche...