On June 29, 2026 NovaBridge Biosciences (Nasdaq: NBP) ("NovaBridge" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing innovative medicines for areas of significant unmet need, reported the appointment of Srishti Gupta, MD MPP as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2026. Xi-Yong (Sean) Fu PhD MBA will step down as Chief Executive Officer to pursue other opportunities. Dr. Fu will support the Company in an advisory capacity during the transition.

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Dr. Gupta is an experienced CEO who brings more than two decades of transformative leadership across biopharmaceuticals, global health, and strategy. As CEO of NovaBridge, she will focus on advancing givastomig toward registration, expanding the ophthalmology franchise under Visara, and establishing strategic partnerships to maximize the potential of the Company’s medicines for patients and shareholders globally.

"Srishti’s perspective as both a physician and CEO makes her uniquely suited to lead NovaBridge," said Fu Wei, Chairman of the Board of NovaBridge. "Her global commercial experience and proven ability to build strategic partnerships positions NovaBridge to advance givastomig and VIS-101 toward registration, and deliver innovative medicines to patients. I am confident in her ability to create lasting value for our patients and shareholders. The Board and I are grateful to Sean Fu for his contributions to NovaBridge as our former CEO and wish him well in his future endeavors."

"Extraordinary science is being created faster than the industry’s ability to bring it to patients — and NovaBridge was built to bridge that gap," said Dr. Gupta. "We believe our competitive advantage is identifying underappreciated, differentiated assets and advancing them toward registration and global reach through the right partnerships. My immediate priority is delivering on that promise for patients and shareholders."

About Srishti Gupta, MD MPP

Dr. Srishti Gupta is a physician-executive with more than two decades of leadership experience across biopharmaceuticals, global health, and strategy.

Most recently, she served as Chief Executive Officer of Idorsia Ltd (SIX: IDIA), a Switzerland-based biopharmaceutical company. Appointed to lead the company after four years on its board of directors, she executed a full operational and financial turnaround.

Earlier in her career, Dr. Gupta spent 18 years at McKinsey & Company, where she led the firm’s Global Health Practice for more than a decade and built large-scale public-private partnerships across the United States, Europe, and emerging markets. She advised life sciences companies and governments on strategy, growth, market access, and organizational transformation, and served on the faculty of the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Dr. Gupta serves as a member of the board of Santhera Pharmaceuticals (SIX: SANN). She has previously served on the boards of directors of Invivyd, Inc. (Nasdaq: IVVD), where she chaired the Compensation Committee, and Idorsia Ltd (SIX: IDIA), where she chaired the Nominations Governance and Compensation Committee. She also serves as a member of the board of directors of Partners In Health and a Board Trustee of the International Vaccine Institute.

Dr. Gupta holds a Doctor of Medicine from Harvard Medical School; a Master of Public Policy in international development from Harvard Kennedy School; a Master of Philosophy in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge; and a Master of Arts in Molecular and Cellular Biology and a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences, both from Harvard University.

(Press release, NovaBridge Biosciences, JUN 29, 2026, View Source [SID1234668992])