Small Pharma Inc. has appointed Dr. Alastair Riddell as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Dr. Riddell joins the management team with over 30 years of international leadership experience in the pharmaceutical, life science and biotech industries. In his roles as CEO of Pharmagene plc, Paradigm Therapeutics and Stem Cell Sciences as well as Chairman of Feedback plc, Dr. Riddell led significant fundraises, including an IPO on the London Stock Exchange and trade sales to Takeda in Japan and Stem Cells Inc. in the USA.

In companies now acquired by Pfizer, J&J and GE Healthcare, Dr. Riddell oversaw all phases of clinical trials of novel anti-inflammatory, anti-infective and oncology products before moving to international sales and marketing. Dr. Riddell was recently Chairman of the South-West Academic Health Science Network, which fosters links between the National Health Service, industry and universities. He is non-executive director of one NASDAQ-listed and two UK biotech companies.

Following Dr. Riddell's appointment, Marie Layzell, the current COO and Head of CMC, will take on the role of Chief Manufacturing and Development Officer to build out the infrastructure to support Small Pharma's growing pipeline of products as they progress into and through clinical trials.