Knome announced that Martin Tolar will become the firm's CEO, replacing Jorge Conde, who will become chief strategy officer and continue to serve on the board of directors. Previously, Tolar served as CEO of Normoxys, where he helped advance the company's cancer therapeutics to clinical development. He has also served as chief scientific officer and chief business officer at CoMentis, and has held a variety of positions at Pfizer in its clinical development, strategic partnerships, and business development divisions.