Civitas Therapeutics has appointed Bryan Stuart as Chief Business Officer. Civitas, which was spun off from Alkermes, is developing carrier-free inhaled drugs based on its ARCUS particle engineering platform and inhaler. The company’s lead candidate is CVT-301 inhaled L-dopa for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
Civitas CEO Glenn Batchelder said, “We are very pleased to have Bryan join our team. His strong track record in building valuable product portfolios and establishing successful partnerships through creative transactions will accelerate our efforts to develop important therapies for patients.”
“The transformative therapeutic potential of Civitas’ lead program, CVT-301, for Parkinson’s disease illustrates the power and capabilities of the ARCUS platform as a product engine. The clinical validation of this technology combined with the existing commercial manufacturing infrastructure uniquely positions Civitas to develop multiple highly differentiated products in a rapid and capital efficient way. I am very excited to join this team in their commitment to improving patients’ lives,” Stuart commented.
Read the Civitas press release.
