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KemPharm Named 2021 David J. Gury Company of the Year by BioFlorida
CELEBRATION, Fla., Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KemPharm, Inc. (NASDAQ: KMPH), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and
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[{"type":"text","content":"CELEBRATION, Fla., Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KemPharm, Inc. (NASDAQ: KMPH), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of proprietary prodrugs, today announced that it has been named the 2021 David J. Gury Company of the Year by BioFlorida. The award, presented during the 2021 BioFlorida Annual Conference, is in recognition of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of AZSTARYS® for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in patients 6 years and older, and other important milestones achieved by KemPharm over the past year. Corium, Inc. is leading all commercialization efforts for AZSTARYS in the U.S. The David J. Gury Company of the Year Award recognizes a Florida-based life sciences company that has demonstrated significant, quantifiable achievements in financing deals, partnering agreements, research discoveries, grants, clinical trials, approvals, product development or commercialization milestones. Winners must also demonstrate a history of service to the BioFlorida mission to advance the life sciences industry in Florida. BioFlorida represents over 6,700 establishments and research organizations in the biopharmaceuticals, medical technology, health IT and bio-agriculture sectors. “We're excited to recognize KemPharm as the BioFlorida’s 2021 David J. Gury Company of the Year and celebrate their growth and efforts with their recent FDA approval of an innovative new ADHD therapy and the potential it holds to meet the unmet needs of this patient population,” said Nancy K. Bryan, President and CEO of BioFlorida. “The KemPharm team has a personal passion for ADHD understanding both what it is like to live with it and parent those living with ADHD. The team uses this passion to continue to push for better products for patients and are poised for continued success in the future.” KemPharm harnesses its LAT® technology to develop proprietary prodrugs for serious medical conditions. 2021 was highlighted by Corium’s U.S. commercial launch of AZSTARYS®, a new once-daily treatment for ADHD in patents age six years and older. Additionally, during 2021, KemPharm was able to complete an extensive financial restructuring, which enabled the company to eliminate all of its debt, add significant cash to its balance sheet, and re-emerge as a Nasdaq-listed company. ...