JENA, Germany, Feb. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InflaRx N.V. (Nasdaq: IFRX), an innovative biopharmaceutical company developing anti-inflammatory therapeutics by targeting the complement system, announced that Mr. Richard Brudnick has been appointed as interim Non-Executive Director to the Board of Directors of InflaRx N.V. Mr. Brudnick has substantial experience in the biotechnology and healthcare industry and is currently serving as Chief Business Officer and Head of Strategy for Codiak BioSciences. He brings extensive commercial and business development expertise to InflaRx as the Company’s pipeline progresses towards commercialization. The confirmed appointment of Mr. Brudnick as a Non-Executive Director of the Board is subject to the approval at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2019. Prior to such time, Mr. Brudnick will attend board meetings as a non-voting observer.
“Our team is delighted to have Mr. Richard Brudnick join our Board of Directors,” said Prof. Niels Riedemann, MD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer and founder of InflaRx. “Mr. Brudnick brings with him a unique business experience as InflaRx is defining its go-to-market strategy. His in-depth knowledge of the industry and his exceptional network will be invaluable assets to InflaRx going forward.”
“I am excited to join the InflaRx Board of Directors to participate in accelerating the Company’s continued growth,” stated Mr. Brudnick. “I am impressed with the Company’s achievements to date, and its increasing visibility in the market. I look forward to contributing to the Company’s success as its pipeline expands across multiple indications.”
Richard Brudnick currently serves as Chief Business Officer and Head of Strategy for Codiak BioSciences, a leader in the field of exosome therapeutics. Prior to joining Codiak, Mr. Brudnick was Executive Vice President of Business Development and Alliance Management at Bioverativ, Inc., a company he helped found in 2016. Prior to Bioverativ’s acquisition by Sanofi in March 2018, Mr. Brudnick led business development efforts to build a significant pipeline in rare blood disorders, including an acquisition, a multi-product collaboration and additional scientific collaborations and licenses. Mr. Brudnick joined Bioverativ at its spin-off from Biogen where, over the course of nearly 15 years, he initiated, led and completed transactions that now include several of the company’s marketed products and late-stage pipeline, including Tecfidera, Spinraza and its biosimilars joint venture with Samsung. Mr. Brudnick also was CEO of a regional pharmaceutical distribution business, which he sold to a strategic buyer; co-founded two companies; and was a strategy consultant at Bain & Company.
About InflaRx N.V.: InflaRx (Nasdaq: IFRX ) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on applying its proprietary anti-C5a technology to discover and develop first-in-class, potent and specific inhibitors of C5a. Complement C5a is a powerful inflammatory mediator involved in the progression of a wide variety of autoimmune and other inflammatory diseases. InflaRx was founded in 2007 and the group has offices and subsidiaries in Jena and Munich, Germany as well as Ann Arbor, MI and New York, NY, USA. For further information please visit www.inflarx.com.
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