WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Radius Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:RDUS) (the “Company”), a science-driven biopharmaceutical company developing new therapeutics for patients with advanced osteoporosis as well as other serious endocrine-mediated diseases including hormone responsive metastatic breast cancer, today announced that it has hired David P. Snow as Chief Commercial Officer of the Company. Mr. Snow is joining Radius from AstraZeneca (AZ), where he held senior commercial leadership roles both in the U.S. and China.
“We are extremely pleased to have David’s depth of experience in successfully growing major brands in multiple markets.” said Robert E. Ward, President and Chief Executive Officer of Radius. “As we prepare the submission of an MAA and an NDA by the end of 2015 for our investigational drug abaloparatide-SC for postmenopausal osteoporosis, David has the right commercial skills and experience to help us transition from development stage to a fully capable commercial enterprise, evaluate and engage commercial partnerships, and, subject to favorable regulatory review, prepare for our first commercial sales in 2016.”
“It is exciting to be joining Radius at such an important time and I look forward to working with the executive leadership team to maximize the post-approval commercial potential of our investigational drug abaloparatide around the world, which, pending favorable regulatory review, may reduce the risk of fracture for the millions of patients suffering from osteoporosis,” said David Snow, Radius Health Chief Commercial Officer.
Mr. Snow has more than 25 years of experience in the global commercialization of brands across numerous therapeutic areas and geographies. Most recently, Mr. Snow was President of AstraZeneca’s China business and during his tenure, AZ China experienced rapid growth becoming the company’s second largest market with 2014 sales of $2.2 billion. In his fifteen years with AstraZeneca, he served in a variety of leadership roles including leading the US Cornerstone business unit responsible for $10 billion in annual sales across several therapeutic areas including oncology. David was also the first global commercialization leader for Brilinta® and head of US Commercial Operations. Prior to joining AZ, Mr. Snow held global and US commercial leadership roles at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Searle and Hoechst-Roussel. He served on the RDPAC industry association board in China for several years. Mr. Snow received his BS in Business Administration from Auburn University, and an MBA from New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business.
About the Investigational Drug Abaloparatide
Radius’ investigational drug abaloparatide is a synthetic peptide analog of human parathyroid hormone-related protein (hPTHrP), a naturally occurring bone-building hormone that the company believes has the potential to increase bone mineral density by stimulating new bone formation. Abaloparatide-SC is an investigational drug currently completing Phase 3 development for potential use as a daily self-administered injection for the treatment of patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis at high risk of fracture. Radius also is developing the investigational drug abaloparatide-TD for potential use as a short wear-time transdermal patch designed to administer abaloparatide without the need for subcutaneous injection based on 3M’s patented Microstructured Transdermal System technology.
About Radius Health
Radius is a science-driven biopharmaceutical company developing new therapeutics for patients with advanced osteoporosis as well as other serious endocrine-mediated diseases including hormone responsive metastatic breast cancer. Radius’ lead development candidate is the investigational drug abaloparatide for subcutaneous injection, which is completing Phase 3 development for the reduction of fracture risk in postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis. The Radius clinical portfolio also includes an investigational abaloparatide transdermal patch for potential use in osteoporosis and the investigational drug RAD1901 for potential use in hormone driven, or hormone resistant, metastatic breast cancer including breast cancer brain metastases. www.radiuspharm.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including without limitation, statements regarding the timing of filing of regulatory submissions for marketing approval for abaloparatide-SC, engagement of a commercial partner for abaloparatide-SC, and the timing and likelihood of regulatory approval and subsequent commercial sales of abaloparatide-SC.
These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: our dependence on the success of abaloparatide-SC, and our inability to ensure that abaloparatide-SC will obtain regulatory approval in the timeframe anticipated or at all or be successfully commercialized; we have no product revenues; our need for additional funding, which may not be available; we are not currently profitable and may never become profitable; restrictions imposed on our business by our credit facility, and risks related to default on our obligations under our credit facility; risks related to raising additional capital; our limited operating history; quarterly fluctuation in our financial results; risks related to clinical trials, including having most of our products in early stage clinical trials and uncertainty that results will support our product candidate claims; the risk that adverse side effects will be identified during the development of our product candidates; product candidates for which we obtain marketing approval, if any, could be subject to restrictions or withdrawal from the market and we may be subject to penalties; failure to achieve market acceptance of our product candidates; risks related to the use of our limited resources on particular product candidates and not others; delays in enrollment of patients in our clinical trials, which could delay or prevent regulatory approvals; the dependence of our drug development program upon third-parties who are outside our control; the risk that a regulatory or government official will determine that third-parties with a financial interest in the outcome of the Phase 3 study of abaloparatide-SC affected the reliability of the data from the study; our reliance on third parties to formulate and manufacture our product candidates; failure to establish additional collaborations; our lack of experience selling, marketing and distributing products and our lack of internal capability to do so; failure to compete successfully against other drug companies; developments by competitors may render our products or technologies obsolete or non-competitive; risks related to the fact that our drugs may sell for inadequate prices or patients may be unable to obtain adequate reimbursement; effects of product liability lawsuits on commercialization of our products; failure to comply with obligations of our intellectual property licenses; failure to protect our intellectual property or failure to secure necessary intellectual property related to abaloparatide-SC, abaloparatide-TD, RAD-1901 and/or RAD-140; our or our licensors’ inability to obtain and maintain patent protection for technology and products; risks related to our compliance with patent application requirements; failure to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets; risks related to our infringement of third parties’ rights; risks related to employees’ disclosure of former employers’ trade secrets; risks associated with intellectual property litigation, including expending substantial resources and distracting personnel from their normal responsibilities; risks associated with healthcare reform; our failure to comply with healthcare laws and regulations; our exposure to claims associated with the use of hazardous materials and chemicals; inability to successfully manage our growth; risks relating to business combinations and acquisitions; our reliance on key executive officers and advisors; our inability to hire additional qualified personnel; volatility in the price of our common stock; capital appreciation is the only source of gain for our common stock; risks related to increased costs and compliance initiatives associated with operating as a public company; our directors, executive officers and principal stockholders have substantial control over us and could delay or prevent a change in control; future sales of our common stock could depress the price of our common stock; inaccurate or unfavorable information about us could cause the price of our common stock to decline; provisions in our charter documents and Delaware law could discourage takeover attempts; and our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards and certain other tax attributes may be limited. These and other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on August 6, 2015, and our other reports filed with the SEC could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this press release. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
CONTACT: Investor Relations Barbara Ryan Clermont Partners Partner 203-274-2825 Bryan@radiuspharm.com
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