Monopar Appoints Jeffrey D. Kent, M.D., as Executive Vice President, Head of Medical Affairs; Announces Two ALXN1840 Presentations at AASLD – The Liver Meeting® 2026

WILMETTE, Ill., Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monopar Therapeutics Inc. (“Monopar” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: MNPR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative treatments for patients with unmet medical needs, today announced the appointment of Jeffrey D. Kent, M.D., FACP, FACG, as Executive Vice President, Head of Medical Affairs, effective September 1, 2026. The Company also announced that two abstracts on ALXN1840 (tiomolibdate choline, TMC), its late-stage candidate for the treatment of Wilson disease, have been accepted for presentation at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) – The Liver Meeting(®) 2026, taking place November 5-9, 2026, in Denver, Colorado.

Appointment of Jeffrey D. Kent, M.D., as Executive Vice President, Head of Medical Affairs