AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces the Departure of Richard King as CEO and President
November 05, 2014 at 04:00 pm EST
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AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the departure of Richard King, the company's CEO and President. The Board of Directors has initiated a CEO search and Mr. King will remain with the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer while the search is ongoing and during this transition period.
Talphera, Inc., formerly AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is a specialty pharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for use in medically supervised settings. The Company's nafamostat product candidates include Niyad and LTX-608. Niyad is focused on developing regional anticoagulants for injection into the extracorporeal circuit, such as the dialysis circuit during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) for acute kidney injury (AKI) patients in the hospital, and for chronic kidney disease patients undergoing intermittent hemodialysis (IHD) in dialysis centers. LTX-608 is nafamostat formulation for direct intravenous (IV) infusion that shall be investigated and developed as a potential anti-viral for the treatment of COVID, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and acute pancreatitis. The Company is also engaged in developing two pre-filled syringes, namely Fedsyra and PFS-02.
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