Motif Bio plc announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas M. File to its Scientific Advisory Board. Currently, Dr. File, a renowned expert in infectious diseases, Chairs the Division of Infectious Diseases at Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio, is Professor of Internal Medicine and Master Teacher, and the Chair of the Infectious Disease Section of Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED). Dr. File is a highly respected and internationally recognized expert on infectious diseases including skin and skin structure infections (SSSIs) and pneumonia.

Previously, Dr. File served as Past-President and as a member of the Board of Directors for the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases and on the Board of Directors for the Infectious Disease Society of America. In 2010, he was elected as a Faculty Member to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Society and in 2013, was recipient of the Watanakunakorn Clinician Award of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.