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Karyopharm Announces the Appointment of Peter K Honig, MD, MPH to its Board of Directors
NEWTON, Mass., Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer
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[{"type":"text","content":"NEWTON, Mass., Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies, today announced the appointment of Peter K Honig, MD, MPH, to the Board of Directors, effective December 3, 2021. Dr. Honig brings to Karyopharm over 30 years of drug development and regulatory sciences experience from past leadership roles with Pfizer, Merck and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Honig replaces Mikael Dolsten, MD, PhD, who has transitioned off the Board due to competing professional demands, effective December 2, 2021. \n\"We are honored to welcome Dr. Honig to our Board of Directors. His deep knowledge of drug development and life cycle management, coupled with his strong background in regulatory sciences and oversight, further expands the breadth of experience of our Board. We look forward to benefiting from his advice and perspectives as we continue to grow the business and pursue our goal of improving the lives of patients with cancer,\" said Barry E. Greene, Lead Director of Karyopharm. \"Since joining our Board six years ago, Dr. Dolsten has been a trusted advisor who has made invaluable contributions and helped advance our clinical development programs. On behalf of the entire Board, I would like to thank Mikael for his dedicated service to Karyopharm and for his help in identifying his successor.\"\n\"I'm thrilled to join the Board of Karyopharm at such an exciting time in the Company's growth and evolution,\" said Dr. Honig. \"I look forward to collaborating with my fellow Board members and the entire Karyopharm management team to advance the pipeline and deliver meaningful therapies to patients with cancer.\"\nDr. Honig is an experienced leader in drug development with expertise in clinical pharmacology, clinical program and trial design, compliance, and product safety and regulation. From 2014 to July 2021, Dr. Honig held various positions at Pfizer, most recently as Senior Vice President and Head of Global Regulatory Affairs and Group Head of Development for China and Japan, overseeing regulatory effectiveness, quality control and compliance. Prior to joining Pfizer, he held senior leadership positions at AstraZeneca, Merck Research Laboratories and the FDA, including as the first Director of the Office of Drug Safety in t...