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Rockwell Medical, Inc. Appoints Pharmaceutical Industry Leader Robert S. Radie to Board of Directors
WIXOM, Mich., March 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rockwell Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:RMTI) (“Rockwell Medical” or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company
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[{"type":"text","content":"WIXOM, Mich., March 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rockwell Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:RMTI) (“Rockwell Medical” or the \"Company\"), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming anemia management and improving outcomes for patients around the world, announced today the appointment of pharmaceutical industry leader Robert (“Bob”) S. Radie to its Board of Directors, effective March 31, 2020.\n “We are pleased to welcome Bob to the Rockwell Medical Board of Directors. Having led numerous companies from their development stage through commercialization, Bob brings deep expertise from the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, with significant executive, commercial, business development and clinical development experience. Bob will be a great asset to Rockwell Medical as we ensure that our novel therapeutic, Triferic® (ferric pyrophosphate citrate), is widely available to hemodialysis patients around the world who can benefit, and further develop our platform for anemia patients with other diseases,” stated John P. McLaughlin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rockwell Medical. “I am delighted to join Rockwell Medical’s Board at this exciting time and to help the Company realize the full potential of its iron maintenance therapy, Triferic. I look forward to working with management and current Board members to achieve Rockwell Medical’s goal of transforming the way anemia is managed in a variety of disease states,” said Mr. Radie. Mr. Radie brings more than three decades of industry experience, working in both public and private pharmaceutical and biotech companies across a range of therapeutic areas. He has held senior executive positions in six companies, including serving as Chief Executive Officer of Zyla Life Sciences, Topaz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which was sold to Sanofi Pasteur, and Transmolecular, Inc. Mr. Radie also served as Chief Business Officer at Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which was sold to Biovail Pharmaceutics; Morphotek, Inc., which was sold to Eisai Co., Ltd.; and Senior Vice President of Strategy and Planning at Vicuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which was sold to Pfizer for $1.9 billion in 2005. Mr. Radie began his career at Eli Lilly and Company where he worked for 18 years in sales and marketing positions with increasing levels of responsibility. Mr. Radie currently holds several Board positions, includi...