Neurotrope, Inc. announced the appointment of Charles S. Ryan, JD, PhD as Chief Executive Officer and Director. The appointment follows the resignation of Susanne Wilke, PhD, as Chief Executive Officer and Director. Dr. Ryan becomes a Director of the company effective immediately and will assume his responsibilities as CEO effective February 15, 2018.

Dr. Ryan brings with him an extensive background in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. Most notably, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel at Forest Laboratories for more than 10 years, where he managed several intellectual property estates, including participating in the development and commercial launch of Namenda® (memantine HCL). Dr. Ryan worked closely with the commercial and development teams as well as experts in the field, establishing a strong network in the AD space.

Dr. Ryan is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Orthobond Corporation where he is responsible for all aspects of the company's daily operations and works closely with the Board of Directors developing the short and long term strategic plans for the company. Dr. Ryan has negotiated several partnership, financing and licensing agreements. After leaving Forest Laboratories and prior to joining Orthobond, Dr. Ryan served as Vice President, General Counsel for Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

In this role at Cold Spring, he provided guidance on business, legal and public policy issues, including licensing, patenting, partnerships, alliances, compliance and regulatory matters. Dr. Ryan currently serves on the Board of two public companies, Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. and BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. as well as Orthobond, Inc. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of The College of Wooster.