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MannKind Corporation has announced the appointment of Patrick McCauley as Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. McCauley was most recently Area VP, West US, Urulogy/PCP Sales for Astellas Pharma and had served in various sales and compliance positions with Astellas for the past dozen years. He had previously worked for Yamanouchi Pharma America, … [Read more...] about MannKind Corporation hires Patrick McCauley as Chief Commercial Officer

Inhaled insulin developer Dance Biopharm has announced the appointment of former Excelsior Medical President and CEO Steve Thornton to its board of directors. Thornton was also previously President and CEO of Bioniche Pharma and President of SkyePharma and has served on the boards of Halozyme Therapeutics and Pacira Pharmaceuticals. Dance Biopharm Chairman and CEO … [Read more...] about Steve Thornton joins the board of Dance Biopharm

Smartinhaler manufacturer Adherium Limited has appointed Arik Anderson as Group CEO, the company said. He succeeds company founder Garth Sutherland, who will stay on as an Executive Director on the board. Anderson, who was most recently President of Perfusion and Surgical Devices at Terumo Cardiovascular Systems, has more than 25 years of experience working at … [Read more...] about Adherium appoints Arik Anderson as Group CEO

Elran Haber, CEO of Therapix Biosciences, which is developing intranasal cannabinoid-based drugs, will step down "to pursue other professional opportunities" after the company concludes its search for "a permanent, US based Chief Executive Officer," the company said. Over the past year, the Israeli company has licensed both an intranasal cannabinoid formulation … [Read more...] about Therapix Biosciences to look for US-based CEO

Arikayce inhaled amikacin deveoper Insmed Incorporated has announced the appointments of Paolo Tombesi as Chief Financial Officer, Paul Streck as Chief Medical Officer, and Eugene Sullivan as Chief Product Strategy Officer. Tombesi was most recently VP and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, and Streck was most … [Read more...] about Insmed announces management appointments

Inhaled drug developer Pulmatrix has announced the appointment of former Sunovion Respiratory and CNS Business Unit Head Ted Raad as Chief Business Officer. Raad was most recently Chief Commercial Officer at Option Care, the home infusion services subsidiary of Walgreens. Pulmatrix CEO Robert Clarke said, "Ted is a proven leader in the commercial development of … [Read more...] about Pulmatrix appoints Ted Raad as Chief Business Officer

Digital health company Cohero Health has announced the appointment of Joe Condurso as CEO. Cohero and its partner Presspart introduced their eMDI smart inhaler system at DDL in 2016. Condurso was most recently CEO of PatientSafe Solutions and previously worked at CareFusion (now Becton Dickinson) and a number of other medical companies over a 30-year … [Read more...] about Cohero announces the appointment of Joe Condurso as CEO