PixarBio Names Steve Chartier Chief Operating Officer, To Lead Regulatory Affairs, CMC, And Clinical Studies For NeuroRelease A Morphine Replacement, Non Addictive Pain Treatment

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PixarBio Corporation, (OTCQX: PXRB) developers of NeuroRelease^TM, a morphine replacement, non-opiate/opioid, non-addictive pain treatment with FDA approval expected in early 2019, announced today that Steve Chartier PixarBio VP of Regulatory Affairs has been named PixarBio’s Chief Operating Officer (COO). “Steve has been a constant contributor to PixarBio’s success in 2016, and in 2017 he’ll set the stage for our clinical studies in 2018” said PixarBio CEO Frank Reynolds.

“Steve has been a constant contributor to PixarBio’s success in 2016, and in 2017 he’ll set the stage for our clinical studies in 2018”

As COO, Chartier is responsible for leading Clinical studies, Chemistry, Manufacturing & Control (CMC), and Regulatory Affairs. Steve has over 20 year’s industry experience developing Regulatory and Clinical programs that have resulted in more than 25 regulatory submissions and approvals of novel technologies. He has built and maintained worldwide compliant Quality Systems and has significantly contributed to bringing novel drugs and devices to market in the areas of Oncology, Wound Care, Autoimmune, Anti-Infective and Cardiovascular diseases. Prior to joining PixarBio, Steve managed Regulatory, Quality, Manufacturing and Clinical departments at Biogen IDEC, Infraredx, and Nucryst Pharmaceuticals. He also worked in Program Management and Laboratory Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

“I am excited about the opportunity to carve the regulatory, clinical and operational pathways of this truly disruptive pain treatment. The societal demands for non-opiate products, such as NeuroRelease, to support acute and chronic pain are at an all-time high. The demands drive the PixarBio team to create efficient ways to effectively bring NeuroRelease to market in early 2019” said Steve Chartier.

The NeuroRelease^TM Platform: Non-Addictive and Non-opiate Treatment of Pain
NeuroRelease^TM is a morphine replacement, and non-addictive pain platform for the surgical/hospital setting, for the battlefield, or for acute and chronic pain. First product FDA approval for the platform will be for a 14-day post-surgical pain treatment and it is expected in early 2019.

Major Benefits of NeuroRelease^TM

• Effects only sensory signals
• No effect on locomotion nerve fibers, so patients can enter physical therapy quickly
• Maintains two-point discriminate touch so patients can function
• No effect on proprioception so no effect on a person feeling of well-being

Therefore, patients will maintain two-point discriminate touch, control of their locomotion nerve fibers so they control voluntary movement to enter rehabilitation quickly with a non-addictive morphine replacement. PixarBio’s NeuroRelease^TM pain platform also includes 4-8 hour, 3-day, 7-day, 14-day and 90-Day pain treatments all have expected FDA approvals in 2020. NeuroRelease^TM is biodegradable, and it's non-toxic so NeuroRelease^TM can be re-injected to extend treatment timelines.

PixarBio Corporation was awarded the Boston Business Journal's "2016 Best Places to Work". The award recognizes PixarBio as one of the region's best firms, offering the greatest professional opportunities and work environments to innovate.

About PixarBio Corporation
PixarBio is a public company traded on the OTC markets under the stock symbol PXRB. PixarBio is a specialty pharmaceutical/biotechnology company focused on pre-clinical and clinical commercial development of novel neurological drug delivery systems for post-operative pain. PixarBio researches and develops targeted delivery systems for drugs, devices, or biologics to treat pain, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and spinal cord injury. Our lead product platform, NeuroRelease™, has achieved sustained therapeutic release of non-opiate drugs for post-operative, acute and chronic pain in pre-clinical models. For more information, visit www.pixarbio.com.

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