Celtaxsys Welcomes New Board Member Abel De La Rosa

Print 09 January 2017

Atlanta, GA. – Celtaxsys, a clinical stage pharmaceutical development company focused on advancing novel anti-inflammatory treatment for rare and orphan diseases, announced today the appointment of Dr. Abel De La Rosa to the company board of directors.

He currently serves as Chief Scientific Officer for the Drug Innovations Venture at Emory (DRIVE) and the Emory Institute for Drug Development (IDD), both based at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. He was formerly Senior Vice President of Business Development and Scientific Affairs at Pharmasset, Inc. before it was acquired by Gilead in 2012. Prior to Pharmasset, he was Vice President of Product Development at Visible Genetics leading the design and development of commercial molecular diagnostic tests for HIV, HCV, and HBV, such as the TruGene HIV-1 genotyping test and OpenGene DNA Sequencing System, the first FDA-approved genotyping sequencing-based test. He previously held scientific positions at Innogenetics, Boston Biomedica, and Digene, developing commercial molecular diagnostic tests for infectious diseases. He is an inventor and author on several U.S. patents and publications relating to his work.

“We are excited to have Dr. De La Rosa join our board,” said Celtaxsys CEO Greg Duncan. “He brings a wealth of experience in drug development and business transactions that will enhance our thought process.”

Celtaxsys is currently conducting a landmark phase 2 clinical trial of its flagship compound once-daily oral acebilustat in adult cystic fibrosis patients (EMPIRE-CF). The trial is being conducted in the US, Canada, and the EU. For more information about the EMPIRE-CF trial, please visit https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02443688.

About Celtaxsys: Celtaxsys, Inc. is a privately-held pharmaceutical discovery and development company focused on advancing medicine to treat patients suffering from rare inflammatory diseases. The company is developing a sustainable pipeline of first-in-class immune-modulators, including its flagship compound acebilustat (formerly CTX-4430). Our follow-on molecules enable new intellectual property and exhibit differentiated properties that allow optimization for alternate routes of administration. For more information, please visit: www.celtaxsys.com.

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