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CURE Pharmaceutical Strengthens Senior Leadership Team with Appointment of Industry Veteran Richard Serbin as Head of Global Corporate Development
CURE Pharmaceutical Strengthens Senior Leadership Team with Appointment of Industry Veteran Richard Serbin as Head of Global Corporate Development.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n OXNARD, Calif., May 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CURE Pharmaceutical (OTCQB:CURR), (“CURE”), a leading disruptive drug delivery technology company researching cannabinoid molecules for various healthcare applications, announced today the appointment of industry veteran Richard S. Serbin to its senior management team as Head of Global Corporate Development.\n As a 40-plus year healthcare industry veteran, with expertise in licensing medical extracts, compounds, and technologies, Serbin will play a strategic role in helping CURE’s expansion into the booming medical cannabinoid area as well as new partnerships around this industry. “I am delighted to welcome Richard to the CURE senior management team,” said Rob Davidson, CEO of CURE. “The addition of Richard comes at a pivotal time for our organization as we continue to grow and embark on bringing new cannabinoid molecules to market and developing a global footprint in the pharmaceutical cannabis sector. Richard has impressive and extensive experience throughout the pharmaceutical industry, plus has served as a consultant to Government Agencies developing policies with regard to the approval and marketing of medical cannabis. We look forward to utilizing his specific knowledge advising private and public companies engaged in the growth, extraction, regulatory approval and marketing of medical cannabis.” Serbin, who previously held the position of Vice President of Corporate Development for Johnson & Johnson, has served on the Board of Directors of 16 subsidiary companies for Johnson & Johnson, including Ethicon, Ortho, J&J Consumer Products, Pittman-Moore, Mc Neil, and J&J Development Corporation. He also served as Director at Viropro, Rapid Nutrition Plc. and Optigenex. In addition, Serbin headed Corporate Development and in-house legal counsel at Life Science Institute, LLC. He is a global strategy advisor and entrepreneur with credentials both in pharmacy and law, complemented by more than 40 years of service as an FDA regulatory attorney and patent attorney in the healthcare industry, with more than 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and the investment community. Founder of Radius Scientific Corporation, he also served as CEO of Optigenex Inc. and president of Bradley Pharmaceuticals, and in multi...