SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31, 2013 – Sutro Biopharma, a biopharmaceutical company developing a new generation of protein therapeutics utilizing Sutro’s cell-free protein synthesis technology, today announced the expansion of its senior management team with the appointment of Edward C. Albini as chief financial officer. Mr. Albini has more than 25 years of life science industry experience, including more than 14 years in various financial management positions at Genentech.

“Ed joins Sutro at a very exciting time as we continue to advance our own pipeline and to collaborate with pharmaceutical and biotech companies utilizing our novel, cell-free approach for the design, development and manufacturing of next-generation antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) and bispecific antibodies,” said William Newell, chief executive officer of Sutro Biopharma. “He brings a tremendous skill set and depth of experience that will provide us with important insight and direction at this important stage for our company.”

Mr. Albini joins Sutro from Itero Biopharmaceuticals, a company focusing on the development and commercialization of protein therapeutics, where he was chief financial officer. Prior to joining Itero, he was chief financial officer at Novacea, where he was responsible for oversight and management of all financial activities, including debt and equity financings, strategic financial evaluation, financial planning and investor relations. Earlier, Mr. Albini was the chief financial officer of Lynx Therapeutics, where he led equity and debt offerings and negotiated revenue-bearing agreements for the company. He worked for more than 14 years in various financial management positions at Genentech, including director of finance for international operations and director of financial planning and analysis. Mr. Albini holds a master’s in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Santa Clara University. He is a certified public accountant.

About Sutro Biopharma

Sutro Biopharma, located in South San Francisco, is developing a new generation of antibody drug conjugate therapeutics and bifunctional antibody-based therapeutics for targeted cancer therapies. These therapeutics will significantly extend the clinical impact of current oncology therapeutic approaches and are beyond what can be envisioned with current, cell-based expression technologies. Sutro’s biochemical synthesis technology, which underpins these therapeutics, allows the rapid and systematic exploration of many protein drug variants to identify drug candidates. Once these product candidates are identified, production can be rapidly and predictably scaled up to commercial levels. Sutro has established a Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) facility for the production of clinical supplies of materials using its biochemical protein synthesis platform. Sutro is collaborating with pharmaceutical and biotech companies in the discovery and development of novel protein therapeutics.

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