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Longeveron Expands Executive Leadership Team; Appoints K. Chris Min, M.D., Ph.D. as Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Min will lead global clinical development and regulatory strategy MIAMI, April 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Longeveron Inc. (NASDAQ: LGVN) ("Longeveron"
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[{"type":"text","content":"Dr. Min will lead global clinical development and regulatory strategy\nMIAMI, April 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Longeveron Inc. (NASDAQ: LGVN) (\"Longeveron\" or \"Company\"), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing cellular therapies for chronic, aging-related and other specific life-threatening conditions, announced today the addition of K. Chris Min, M.D., Ph.D. to the Longeveron executive leadership team in the role of Chief Medical Officer (CMO), effective April 4, 2022. Dr. Min will lead global clinical development and regulatory strategy for Longeveron’s investigational products, with advancing its lead product Lomecel-B into pivotal stage trials and approval as his top priority. “We are very pleased to welcome Chris to the Longeveron team,” said CEO Geoff Green. “The depth and breadth of both his medical and industry experience will be invaluable as we move through multiple Phase 2 clinical trials of Lomecel-B. As a board-certified neurologist with deep clinical experience, Chris will be instrumental in guiding our Alzheimer’s development program. In addition, his regulatory and regenerative medicine experience will be a tremendous benefit to our Aging Frailty and rare pediatric Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) programs.” Dr. Min brings to Longeveron over a decade of pharma and biotech clinical development experience. This includes work on novel cell therapy, leading R&D and clinical teams, and advancing regulatory engagements with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from early clinical stage Investigational New Drug (IND) applications through to pre-approval New Drug Applications (NDA). “I couldn’t be more excited to join the Longeveron team at this precise moment along Lomecel-B’s development path,” said Dr. Min. “With clinical efficacy trials in Alzheimer’s and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) underway, and the Aging Frailty program positioned to expand into Phase 2 trials in Asia, I anticipate ample opportunity to explore the therapeutic potential of Lomecel-B across a variety of life-threatening conditions with high unmet needs.” Most recently, Dr. Min served as Vice President and Head of Medical & Clinical Development at Enterin Inc. Prior to his role at Enterin, Dr. Min was the Head of Clinical Pharmacology at Cerevel Therapeutics, leading a broad portfolio of neuroscience-focused th...