SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGS) a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patient outcomes through best-in-class therapies for liver and viral diseases, today announced the appointment of Ramón Polo, PharmD, PhD, MBA as Senior Vice President, Head of Global Regulatory Affairs, effective immediately.

"I am thrilled to welcome Ramón to the leadership team at Aligos," said Sushmita Chanda, PhD, DABT, Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer at Aligos. "As we progress ALG-000184 through the Phase 2 B-SUPREME study, Ramón's extensive regulatory expertise will be a critical component as we think about the future of the program. His experience driving global regulatory strategies will help guide Aligos at this pivotal time."

"I am excited to join the Aligos team as the company looks towards later-stage development," stated Ramón Polo, MBA, PharmD, PhD, Senior Vice President, Head of Global Regulatory Affairs at Aligos. "With my expertise leading global development and regulatory strategies at various pharma companies, I look forward to developing and implementing a comprehensive plan to aid in the continued development of ALG-000184."

Dr. Polo's diverse expertise includes leading and overseeing development teams, pharmacovigilance programs and regulatory strategies. He joins Aligos from Shionogi Inc., where he served as the Senior Vice President, Head of Global Regulatory Affairs, and focused on regulatory strategies for a number of different Therapeutic Areas, including infectious diseases. Previously, Dr. Polo was the Vice President, Head of Infectious Diseases, Vaccines & Global Public Health Regulatory Affairs at Johnson & Johnson, where he played a key role in navigating the scientific, regulatory and global rollout challenges of the largest health crisis in a century as part of Johnson & Johnson's core team for the COVID-19 vaccine. Prior to this, Dr. Polo led the development strategy of treatments for influenza, RSV and hepatitis C at Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. Dr. Polo received his PharmD, Master of Science and Ph.D. in Clinical Biochemistry from the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. He obtained his Global MBA from the IESE Business School, University of Navarra, and attended the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School.

About Aligos

Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGS) is a clinical stage biotechnology company founded with the mission to improve patient outcomes by developing best-in-class therapies for the treatment of liver and viral diseases. Aligos applies its science driven approach and deep R&D expertise to advance its purpose-built pipeline of therapeutics for high unmet medical needs such as chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), and coronaviruses.

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