Crossject appoints Dan Chiche, MD as Chief Medical Officer North America
12 June 2024 - 3:30PM
- Brings extensive experience in drug
development in the U.S and internationally and in maximizing value
of medical products
- Reinforces leadership team and
expands presence in North America
- Supports processes targeting
ZEPIZURE® regulatory milestones in the U.S. in 2025
Dijon, France 12 June 2024 , 7:30 am
CET- Crossject (ISIN: FR0011716265; Euronext: ALCJ), a specialty
pharma company in advanced phases of development and registration
for ZEPIZURE®, its emergency treatment
for the management of epileptic crises based on its award-winning
needle-free auto-injector ZENEO®, announces the appointment of the
experienced life sciences executive and medical affairs and
clinical research specialist Dan Chiche, MD as Chief Medical
Officer North America.
Dr. Chiche has had a successful 20-year career
history as an executive with top-tier pharmaceuticals companies
such as Glaxo and Bristol Myers Squibb and has been involved in
multiple projects for several biotech companies. He participated in
key clinical developments of compounds in several therapeutic
areas, including infectious diseases, HIV, hepatitis, influenza,
oncology, rheumatoid arthritis, hypertension, diabetes, COPD and
asthma.
“I am delighted to welcome Dan Chiche to
Crossject as our new Chief Medical Officer North America, as we
approach several important milestones which could transform our
Company and significantly improve emergency treatment for people
with epilepsy. Dan’s extensive expertise in clinical research and
development in North America will be invaluable as ZEPIZURE®, our
innovative needle-free rescue therapy for epileptic seizures, moves
towards the market. This appointment adds further to our strong
international leadership team while expanding presence in the U.S.,
as we continue to make good progress towards an U.S. Emergency Use
Authorization for ZEPIZURE®, and our U.S. New Drug Application
(NDA) filing in 2025,” said Patrick Alexandre, CEO of
Crossject.
Dr. Chiche has been CEO and CMO of Kompas
Medical Services, a consultancy focusing on clinical research, drug
development and medical affairs, since 2006, and in which he will
continue to hold executive functions. He started his career at
Glaxo and served in senior roles at Bristol Myers Squibb, and also
worked as CMO of several relevant biotech companies such as
Cytovia, Acasti and 35Pharma. He holds an MD from Paris-Saclay
University with additional training in biostatistics and business
administration. Dr. Chiche is experienced in intensive care and
emergency medicine and has intensive training in pre-hospital
management of emergencies, as a former physician within the Paris
fire department.
“Crossject is at an exciting point in its
development as a full-fledged specialty pharma, as it moves its
lead product ZEPIZURE® towards market. ZEPIZURE® is poised to make
a significant difference to patients in need of emergency treatment
by reducing any delay for the administration of effective drugs. I
am looking forward to working closely with the team, leveraging my
experience in the industry and in medical products to help ensure
approval and a strong launch, and to continue the development of
Crossject’s portfolio of products based on its unique needle-free
technology,” said Dan Chiche, CMO North America of
Crossject.
About Crossject
Crossject SA (Euronext:
ALCJ; www.crossject.com) is an emerging specialty
pharmaceuticals company developing medicines for emergency
situations harnessing its award-winning needle-free auto-injector
ZENEO® platform. Crossject is in advanced regulatory development
for ZEPIZURE®, an epileptic rescue therapy, for which it has a $60
million contract* with the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and
Development Authority (BARDA). The Company’s versatile ZENEO®
platform is designed to enable patients or untrained caregivers to
easily and instantly deliver a broad range of emergency medicines
via intramuscular injection on bare skin or even through clothing.
The Company’s other products in development include mainly
solutions for allergic shocks and adrenal insufficiencies, as well
as therapies and other emergency indications.
* Contract no: 75A50122C00031 with the
Department of Health and Human Services; Administration for
Strategic Preparedness and Response; Biomedical Research and
Development Authority
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