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Mineralys Therapeutics Appoints Minji Kim, Ph.D. as Chief Business Officer
RADNOR, Pa., Jan. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MLYS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing
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[{"type":"text","content":"RADNOR, Pa., Jan. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: MLYS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines to target hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and other diseases driven by abnormally elevated aldosterone, today announced the appointment of Minji Kim, Ph.D. as Chief Business Officer. Adam Levy will remain in his role as Chief Financial Officer. “With our expanding operations, we have decided to split the functions of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer into two roles, and we are excited to have Minji join our team. She brings a solid track record of generating value for multiple companies by identifying and executing strategic opportunities,” stated Jon Congleton, Chief Executive Officer of Mineralys. “We are pleased to start 2024 with our full executive team in place as we execute against our late-stage clinical development of lorundrostat for the treatment of aldosterone dependent conditions such as hypertension and chronic kidney disease.” “With several clinical milestones for lorundrostat expected over the next 12-18 months, I am excited to join Mineralys. Given the current trajectory of the ongoing pivotal clinical development program, lorundrostat has great potential to address unmet needs in patients suffering from diseases driven by abnormally elevated aldosterone,” stated Dr. Kim. Dr. Kim brings more than two decades of experience in business development, strategic leadership, and scientific research. During her career, she has worked with biotech companies in the U.S. and overseas across broad therapeutic and technical areas. Prior to joining Mineralys, she held the role of Chief Business Officer at Affamed Therapeutics and General Manager at Affamed Digital, and brought multiple products into their pipeline. Before Affamed, Dr. Kim was Head of Business Development and Alliance Management at Jounce Therapeutics. She led the execution of pharma partnerships and over $200 million in non-dilutive funding for the company. Prior to Jounce, she held the role of Vice President of Corporate and Business Development at Curis, Inc. During her tenure at Curis, she led strategic transactions that had a fundamental impact on the future sustainability of the company, tripling the value of the company and pivoting its R&D direction. Previously,...