Roche’s Kornowski joining Gurnet Point

Healthcare investor Gurnet Point Capital named Sophie Kornowski a senior partner with the firm. The news comes less than a week after Roche (SIX:ROG; OTCQX:RHHBY) said Kornowski was leaving the Swiss pharma, where she was head of Roche Partnering.

Alongside the news of Kornowski's departure, Roche named James Sabry as its newly created global head of partnering, effective Aug. 1. He will oversee partnering activities for both Genentech and Roche. Sabry was head of partnering for Genentech Research and Early Development (gRED) (see “Roche taps gRED’s Sabry as Global Head of Partnering”)...