Mohamed Hachicha, Ph.D. Joins NexMed, Inc. as Vice President-Research and Development for NexMed, USA
July 26 2010 - 11:36AM
Business Wire
NexMed, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEXM), backed by a revenue generating CRO
business and seeking to leverage its proprietary, multi-route
NexACT® drug delivery technology and internal pipeline through
out-licensing arrangements and partnerships, announced today that
Mohamed Hachicha, Ph.D., has been appointed to the position of Vice
President, Research and Development for NexMed USA, effective
immediately.
Dr. Hachicha brings to NexMed 15 years of experience in the
pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Prior to joining
NexMed, from 2005 to 2010, Dr. Hachicha served as Senior Principal
Scientist in the Pharmacology and Drug Discovery Department at
Forest Laboratories, where, among other things, he was responsible
for managing and coordinating two of the company’s discovery
research programs. From 1999 to 2005, he was Principal Investigator
in the Molecular Pharmacology Department at Purdue Pharma, L.P.,
where he managed and coordinated the company’s multi-disciplinary
discovery research program. Dr. Hachicha began his career as a
Research Scientist in the Discovery Department at Pharmacopeia,
Inc., and prior, conducted post doctorate research focused on
inflammatory diseases at Harvard Medical School, where he authored
key publications in the field of lipoxins.
Dr. Hachicha received his B.S. degree in Biochemistry from the
University of Algiers, Algeria, and both his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in
Immunology from Laval University, Canada. His technical expertise
is in both in-vitro and in-vivo pharmacology. He is the recipient
of many industry awards and has authored or co-authored a number of
articles in peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Bassam Damaj, President and Chief Executive Officer of
NexMed, noted, “Dr. Hachicha’s extensive experience and proven
success in the field of drug development, from target
identification and validation to the selection of clinical
development targets, made him the best candidate for the key role
of Vice President, Research and Development for NexMed USA and we
are delighted to welcome him to the Company. Dr. Hachicha’s
expertise will be instrumental as we move ahead with our strategy
to maximize the possibilities for the NexACT technology.”
About NexMed
Backed by a solid, revenue generating CRO business, including a
stable of over 300 clients and extensive research and development
capabilities, NexMed has leveraged the flexibility of its proven
NexACT® drug delivery technology to enable multi-route
administration of new and improved compounds across numerous
therapeutic classes. Future growth will be driven primarily through
out-licensing of this technology for the development and
commercialization of such compounds to pharmaceutical and
biotechnology companies, worldwide. Concurrently, the Company is
seeking to monetize its existing product pipeline, including
compounds from pre-clinical through Phase 3, currently focused on
dermatology, sexual dysfunction and cancer. For further information
on NexMed and its subsidiaries, visit the following websites:
http://www.nexmed.com or http://www.bio-quant.com.
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with the exception of the historical information contained in this
release, the matters described herein contain forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties that may
individually or mutually impact the matters herein described for a
variety of reasons that are outside the control of the Company. For
example, and without limitation, there can be no assurance that the
Company will be able to successfully license its NexACT technology
or proprietary products under development.
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