SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (Nasdaq: LJPC) (the Company or La Jolla), a leader in the development of innovative therapies intended to significantly improve outcomes in patients suffering from life-threatening diseases, today announced that Dennis Mulroy will join the Company as Chief Financial Officer, effective today.
"His impressive background and proven leadership skills will be an asset to the Company and a strong complement to our executive team."
"Dennis brings to La Jolla over twenty years of financial management experience, including leadership positions in publicly traded biotechnology, life sciences, medical service and medical device companies," said George F. Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of La Jolla. "His impressive background and proven leadership skills will be an asset to the Company and a strong complement to our executive team."
"I'm excited to join the talented team at La Jolla as the Company prepares to advance its first product from late stage clinical development into commercial operations," added Mr. Mulroy.
Prior to joining La Jolla, Mr. Mulroy served as Chief Financial Officer of Taxus Cardium Pharmaceuticals Group Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company, since 2005. Prior to joining Taxus Cardium, Mr. Mulroy served as Chief Financial Officer of Molecular Imaging, Inc. and SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc., and held financial management positions of increasing responsibility at several other companies. Mr. Mulroy began his career as a Certified Public Accountant with Ernst & Young LLP in San Diego and holds a degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Accounting, from the University of San Diego.
About La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative therapies intended to significantly improve outcomes in patients suffering from life-threatening diseases. The Company has four product candidates in development. LJPC-501 is La Jolla's proprietary formulation of angiotensin II for the potential treatment of catecholamine-resistant hypotension and hepatorenal syndrome. GCS-100 is La Jolla's first-in-class galectin-3 inhibitor for the potential treatment of chronic kidney disease. LJPC-1010, La Jolla's second-generation galectin-3 inhibitor, is a more potent and purified derivative of GCS-100 that can be delivered orally for the potential treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and other diseases characterized by tissue fibrosis. LJPC-401 is La Jolla's novel formulation of hepcidin for the potential treatment of conditions characterized by iron overload, such as hemochromatosis and beta thalassemia. For more information on La Jolla, please visit www.ljpc.com.
NASDAQ Rule 5653(c)(4) Notice
Mr. Mulroy was awarded an option to purchase up to 60,000 shares of common stock on the commencement of his employment as an inducement to join the Company (Inducement Option). The Inducement Option, which has an exercise price equal to the fair value of the Company's common stock on the date of grant, vests over a four-year period from the date of grant. The Inducement Option was granted outside of the Company's shareholder-approved equity compensation plans, but will be governed in all respects as if granted under the Company's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
Forward-Looking Statement Safe Harbor
This document contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events or the Company's future results of operations. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results to be materially different from these forward-looking statements. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. Certain of these risks, uncertainties, and other factors are described in greater detail in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), all of which are available free of charge on the SEC's web site http://www.sec.gov. These risks include, but are not limited to, risks relating to: the timing for the filing of an Investigational New Drug Application, commencement of clinical studies and the anticipated timing for completion of such studies; the success of future development activities for LJPC-501, GCS-100, LJPC-1010 and LJPC-401; and potential indications for which LJPC-501, GCS-100, LJPC-1010 and LJPC-401 may be developed. Subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or to persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth in the Company's reports filed with the SEC. The Company expressly disclaims any intent to update any forward-looking statements.
Contacts
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
George F. Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D.
President & Chief Executive Officer
(858) 207-4264
[email protected]
or
Dennis M. Mulroy
Chief Financial Officer
(858) 433-6839
[email protected]