ALACHUA, FL--(Marketwire - July 01, 2008) - ONI BioPharma Inc. (AMEX: ONI), a biopharmaceutical company, today announced that David B. Hirsch has been appointed to Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer to succeed Dorothy Delfino, who is retiring from the Company. Mr. Hirsch began working for the company as a consultant in April of this year and joined the Company as a full-time employee in May. Ms. Delfino will remain with the Company on a consultant basis.