8-K

TScan Therapeutics, Inc.

Date: August 20, 2025

/s/ Gavin MacBeath

Gavin MacBeath

Chief Executive Officer

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 14, 2025

TSCAN THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40603

82-5282075

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

830 Winter Street

Waltham, Massachusetts

02451

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 857 399-9500

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Voting Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

TCRX

The Nasdaq Global Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.02.

Appointment of Certain Officers.

On August 14, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of TScan Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Leiden Dworak, Vice President, Finance of the Company, as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer, effective August 14, 2025. Upon the effectiveness of such appointment, Jason A. Amello ceased to serve as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer, but Mr. Amello continues to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer.

Mr. Dworak, age 41, has served as Vice President, Finance of the Company since April 2022. He previously served as the Principal Accounting Officer of the Company from July 2023 to January 2024. He has 17 years of experience in financial infrastructure implementation for clinical and manufacturing operations in the biotechnology and life sciences industries. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Dworak was the Vice President, Head of Financial Planning and Analysis and Business Operations at AVROBIO, Inc., where he implemented a financial infrastructure and developed processes to enable the annual operating plan, strategic plan, and financial reporting. Before joining AVROBIO, Mr. Dworak was a Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at Moderna, Inc., where he was a key strategic business partner across multiple therapeutic areas and the finance lead for global vaccines business development. Prior to that, Mr. Dworak held positions of increasing responsibility for various biotech and pharmaceutical companies including Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc., SeraCare Life Sciences Inc. (now LGC Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.), and Boston Scientific Corporation. Mr. Dworak has an MBA from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Dworak and any other director, executive officer or nominees thereof of the Company. There are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Dworak that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SEC Form 8-K filed by TScan Therapeutics Inc.