NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Retrophin, Inc. (NASDAQ:RTRX) today announced the appointment of Jeffrey
A. Meckler to the Board of Directors as a fourth independent director.
"Jeff brings to our board of directors broad industry experience ranging
from early stage to large pharmaceutical," said Stephen Aselage, Chief
Executive Officer of Retrophin. "His insights will help advance the
pipeline and grow the company through opportunistic business development
opportunities."
Mr. Meckler is a Director of QLT, Inc., an ultra-orphan opthalmic
biotechnology company based in Canada, as well as the Managing Director
of The Andra Group, a life sciences consulting firm. Previously, Mr.
Meckler acted as a Director and Interim CEO of Cypress Bioscience Inc.
after its acquisition by Royalty Pharma. He has also served as a
Director of ClearFarma USA, Kyalin Bioscience and Alveolus Inc. Earlier
in his career, Mr. Meckler held a series of positions at Pfizer Inc. in
Manufacturing Systems, Market Research, Business Development, Strategic
Planning and Corporate Finance, which included playing a significant
role in acquisitions and divestitures. Mr. Meckler is the past President
and continues to serve on the Board of Children of Bellevue, a
non-profit organization focused on advocating and developing pediatric
programs at Bellevue Hospital Center. Mr. Meckler holds a B.S. in
Industrial Management and M.S. in Industrial Administration from
Carnegie Mellon University. In addition, Mr. Meckler received a J.D.
from Fordham University School of Law.
About Retrophin
Retrophin is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development,
acquisition and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of serious,
catastrophic or rare diseases for which there are currently no viable
options for patients. The Company's approved products include Chenodal®,
Thiola® and Vecamyl®, and its pipeline includes compounds for several
catastrophic diseases, including focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
(FSGS), pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN),
schizophrenia, infantile spasms, nephrotic syndrome and others. For
additional information, please visit www.retrophin.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
regarding the research, development and commercialization of
pharmaceutical products. Without limiting the foregoing, these
statements are often identified by the words "may", "might", "believes",
"thinks", "anticipates", "plans", "expects", "intends" or similar
expressions. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. You are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements as there are important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements,
many of which are beyond our control. The Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Investors are
referred to the full discussion of risks and uncertainties as included
in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Retrophin, Inc.
Marc Panoff, 646-564-3671
CFO
marc@retrophin.com
or
Chris
Cline, 646-564-3680
CFA Manager, Investor Relations
IR@retrophin.com
Source: Retrophin, Inc.
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