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KalVista Pharmaceuticals Appoints Nancy Stuart to Board of Directors
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & SALISBURY, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: KALV), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on
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[{"type":"text","content":" CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & SALISBURY, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nKalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: KALV), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule protease inhibitors, announced today that Nancy Stuart has been appointed to its Board of Directors effective March 18, 2021. Ms. Stuart is Chief Operating Officer at Concert Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CNCE) and is a leader in strategic planning, business operations and business development in the biopharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.\n\n“We are pleased to welcome Nancy to our Board of Directors. Her experience at a broad range of companies from both a strategic and operational perspective will be valuable,” said Andrew Crockett, Chief Executive Officer of KalVista. “Our portfolio of clinical-stage assets has grown, and we look forward to Nancy’s input to help us as we evolve into a commercial-stage organization with our oral HAE franchise.”\n\n“I am delighted to join the KalVista Board at such a transformational point,” said Nancy Stuart. “The recent positive data shown with KVD900 as an oral on-demand treatment for HAE attacks marks such an important advancement for patients. I am proud to be a part of the process to bring KVD900 and other efficacious oral treatments forward.”\n\nMs. Stuart has over 25 years of experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry including tactical, operational and development activities. Prior to joining Concert, Ms. Stuart held senior business and drug development positions in large and small biotechnology and clinical development companies including Amgen Inc., Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Genzyme Corp. She also serves on the Board of Directors of The Greater Boston YMCA. Ms. Stuart received her M.B.A. from the Simmons College Graduate School of Management and her B.S. from the University of Michigan.\n\nAbout KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.\n\nKalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule protease inhibitors for diseases with significant unmet need. KalVista has developed a proprietary portfolio of novel, small molecule plasma kallikrein inhibitors initially targeting hereditary angioedema (HAE) and diabetic macular edema (DME). KalVista is developing KVD9...