Anika Therapeutics, Inc. Appoints James Loerop as Executive Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Planning
July 08, 2019 at 08:00 am EDT
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Anika Therapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of James Loerop to the newly created position of Executive Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Planning. Mr. Loerop is a 30-year industry veteran with extensive expertise in business and corporate development within the biopharma sector. In this new role, Mr. Loerop will oversee the Company’s global business development function, which will include balanced and disciplined management of any new strategic business opportunities, initiatives, mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, alliances, and licensing agreements. Most recently, Mr. Loerop served as the Chief Corporate Development Officer at Lupin Pharmaceuticals, a global pharmaceutical company offering a wide range of products such as branded & generic formulations, biotechnology products, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and specialty products. Previously, Mr. Loerop held leadership positions with Alexion Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, and Steifel Laboratories, where he led business development teams through numerous corporate development initiatives, including numerous acquisitions.
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. is a joint preservation company focused on developing, manufacturing, and commercializing products based on hyaluronic acid (HA) technology platform. The OA Pain Management product family consists of Monovisc and Orthovisc that provides pain relief from osteoarthritis conditions and Cingal consisting of its cross-linked HA material combined with a fast-acting steroid. Its Joint Preservation and Restoration product family consists of its portfolio of orthopedic regenerative solutions products: Integrity, Tactoset, and Hyalofast; its line of sports medicine solutions repairs and reconstructs damaged ligaments and tendons, and its Arthrosurface portfolio of bone preserving joint technologies, including partial joint replacement, joint resurfacing, and minimally invasive and bone sparing implants. Its Non-Orthopedic product family provides orthopedic applications, including adhesion barrier product, advanced wound care products, and ear, nose and throat products.