Heron Therapeutics, Inc. Appoints Stephen Davis to Board of Directors
October 01, 2019 at 04:05 pm EDT
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Heron Therapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of Steve Davis to Heron's Board of Directors. Mr. Davis has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. since 2015 and, previously, as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer from 2014 to 2015. He has more than 25 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. Since 2015, he has served as a director of Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. From 2012 to 2015, he served as a director of Heron, and, from 2013 to 2014, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Heron. Mr. Davis also served as a director of Synageva Biopharma Corp. from 2011 through its acquisition by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 2015. From 2013 to 2014, he served as a director of Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. through its acquisition by Forest Laboratories, Inc. in 2014. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ardea Biosciences, Inc. from 2010 through its acquisition by AstraZeneca PLC in 2012. Previously, he held various positions at Neurogen Corporation, most recently serving as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to Neurogen, he practiced as a corporate and securities attorney at a Wall Street law firm and practiced as a certified public accountant at a major accounting firm.
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. is a commercial-stage biotechnology company. The Company commercializes a portfolio of products to care for acute care and oncology patients. Its oncology care product portfolio includes SUSTOL and CINVANTI. SUSTOL is used for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with both moderately emetogenic chemotherapy (MEC), and anthracycline and cyclophosphamide (AC) combination chemotherapy regimens. CINVANTI is an intravenous (IV) formulation of aprepitant, a substance P/neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor antagonist. Its acute care product portfolio includes ZYNRELEF and APONVIE. HTX- ZYNRELEF is a dual-acting local anesthetic that delivers a fixed-dose combination of the local anesthetic bupivacaine and a low dose of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug meloxicam. APONVIE is the IV formulation of a NK1 receptor antagonist indicated for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Its products are distributed in the United States.