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Inhaled flecanide developer InCarda Therapeutics has named former Arena Pharmaceuticals executive Robert Lisicki as CEO, succeeding Grace Colón who the company says "intends to pursue other leadership opportunities within the life science space" but will continue to consult for InCarda. In addition to having served as Chief Commercial Officer at Arena, Lisicki … [Read more...] about InCarda Therapeutics names Robert Lisicki as CEO

Shortly after Savara announced the resignation of Badrul Chowdhury as its Chief Medical Officer, Philip Morris International (PMI) has announced the appointment of Chowdhury as PMI's new Chief Life Sciences Officer, Smoke-Free Products, effective in January 2023. Chowdhury, a former Director of the FDA's Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Rheumatology Products, will … [Read more...] about Badrul Chowdhury to join PMI as Chief Life Sciences Officer, Smoke-Free Products

Savara has announced the resignation of Badrul Chowdhury as Chief Medical Officer, effective September 9, 2022. Chowdhury, a former Director of the FDA's Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Rheumatology Products, joined Savara as CMO in November 2019. The company did not cite any reason why Chowdhury was leaving the company or any indication of what he planned to do … [Read more...] about Badrul Chowdhury resigns as Savara’s Chief Medical Officer

Verona Pharma, which recently announced that a Phase 3 trial of its nebulized ensifentrine for the treatment of COPD met its primary endpoint, has announced the appointments of Matthew Casbon as VP of Sales, Marketing, and Training and Matthew Rysavy as VP of Market Access and Trade in preparation for potential commercialization. Casbon was most recently Chief … [Read more...] about Verona announces appointments in preparation for potential commercialization of ensifentrine

California-based nebulizer developer Respira Technologies has announced that Chief Operating Officer Brian Quigley will replace company founder Mario Danek as CEO, and Danek will take over the role of Chief Technology Officer. Quigley joined the company in 2020 after having spent most of his career in various positions at tobacco company Altria, including a stint … [Read more...] about Respira Technologies names Brian Quigley as CEO

OINDP characterization specialist Proveris Scientific announced that former Proveris Associate Product Manager Alyssa Rubino has rejoined the company as a Technical Data Scientist at Proveris Laboratories. Rubino, who was most recently Medical and Dental Product Manager at Tekscan, had originally joined Proveris as a Product Applications Engineer in 2014. … [Read more...] about Proveris Scientific announces the hire of Alyssa Rubino as Technical Data Scientist

Intranasal vaccine developer Meissa Vaccines has announced that Martin Moore is stepping down as the company's CEO and Frank Glavin has joined the company as the new Chief Executive Officer. Moore will stay with Meissa as Chief Scientific Officer. Glavin was most recently CEO of Orphan Technologies and was previously Head of Neovii Biotech North America. Meissa … [Read more...] about Meissa Vaccines names Frank Glavin as CEO

Hailie inhaler monitoring system maker Adherium has announced the appointment of Tara Creaven-Capasso as VP of Quality, Regulatory and Clinical Affairs. Creaven-Capasso has been a long-time regulatory affairs consultant; earlier in her career, she also held QA positions at several companies, including Xoma and Medtronic. Adherium received 510(k) clearance for its next … [Read more...] about Adherium names Tara Creaven-Capasso as VP of Quality, Regulatory and Clinical Affairs