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Cara Therapeutics Announces Appointment of Lisa von Moltke, M.D., to its Board of Directors
STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARA), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company leading a new
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[{"type":"text","content":"STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARA), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company leading a new treatment paradigm to improve the lives of patients suffering from pruritus, today announced the appointment of Lisa von Moltke, M.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. von Moltke currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Seres Therapeutics, Inc. “We are very pleased to welcome Lisa to our board of directors,” said Christopher Posner, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Cara Therapeutics. “Her extensive clinical development and pharmacology expertise will be of great value as we continue executing our strategy to expand the utility and maximize the potential of oral difelikefalin for the treatment of pruritus.” “It’s an exciting time to be joining the board of Cara Therapeutics,” said Dr. von Moltke. “I look forward to working with the Cara team as its late-stage oral difelikefalin pipeline progresses in multiple therapeutic indications for the treatment of pruritus, an underserved and burdensome condition.” Dr. von Moltke has directed successful development programs, led clinical teams, and interacted with regulatory agencies across multiple therapeutic areas. Prior to joining Seres, Dr. von Moltke served in roles of increasing seniority at Alkermes, Inc., culminating as Senior Vice President and Head of Clinical Development. Previously, Dr. von Moltke was Vice President Clinical Pharmacology at Sanofi/Genzyme Corporation, where she also served as U.S. Head Clinical & Exploratory Pharmacology Sciences (CEP) and Early Development and later as Head CEP for Japan and China regions. Earlier in her career, she was Head, Translational Medicine for the Takeda Oncology Company. Dr. von Moltke has served as President of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology and Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. She received a B.A. from Wellesley College and M.D. from Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine. About Cara Therapeutics Cara Therapeutics is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company leading a new treatment paradigm to improve the lives of patients suffering from pruritus. The Company’s novel KORSUVA® (difelikefalin) injection is the first and only FDA-approved treatment for moderate-to-severe pruritus assoc...