EyeGate Pharmaceuticals Announces Appointment of Brian M. Strem, as Chief Executive Officer
July 26, 2021 at 09:15 pm
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EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that Brian M Strem, Ph.D., Co-Founder, Director and former Chief Executive Officer of Okogen, Inc. as well as Co-Founder and Managing Director of Bayon Therapeutics, was appointed as permanent President, Chief Executive Officer and board member, effective immediately. He brings strategic expertise, scientific acumen and drug development experience in ophthalmology, otology and regenerative medicine to his new role. Brian M Strem, Ph.D., is a biotech executive and entrepreneur with a strong ophthalmology background. Dr. Strem co-founded Bayon Therapeutics where he in-licensed global, exclusive rights to the Intellectual Property covering multiple generations of photoswitches. The lead small molecule, termed BENAQ is being prepared for a Phase 1b clinical trial in patients with late-stage retinitis pigmentosa.
Kiora Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of orphan retinal diseases. Its pipeline consists of three product candidates, including KIO-301, KIO-104, KIO-101 and KIO-201. Its lead product, KIO-301, is a vision-restoring small molecule that is designed to restore vision in patients with inherited and age-related degenerative retinal diseases, including retinitis pigmentosa (RP). KIO-104 is a next generation, non-steroidal, immuno-modulatory, small-molecule inhibitor of Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase (DHODH), which is being develop for the treatment of Posterior Non-Infectious Uveitis, a rare T cell-mediated, intraocular inflammatory disease. KIO-101 focuses on treating the ocular manifestation of patients with autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, and as such is termed the Ocular Presentation of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Autoimmune Diseases (OPRA+).
KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 
