Protalix Biotherapeutics, Inc. Announces Executive Changes
May 31, 2018 at 04:16 pm EDT
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Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc., promoted Mr. Yaron Naos to Sr. Vice President, Operations, effective immediately. Mr. Naos is succeeding Mr. Tzvi Palash, who tendered his resignation as the Company's Chief Operating Officer on May 28, 2018. Mr. Palash, who will remain an employee until July 22, 2018, resigned for personal reasons.
Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the development and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins expressed through its proprietary plant cell-based expression system, ProCellEx. In addition, the Company is developing PEGylated uricase, or PRX-115, for the treatment of severe gout, Long Acting (LA) DNase I, or PRX-119, for the treatment of NETs-related diseases, and other technologies and preclinical assets. Its product, Elelyso is an enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for the treatment of patients with Gaucher disease. Its ProCellEx platform is being used to manufacture both of its approved and marketed products as well as PRX-115 and PRX-119. PRX-115, a plant cell-expressed recombinant PEGylated Uricase (urate oxidase)- a chemically modified enzyme under development for the potential treatment of severe gout. PRX-119 is a plant cell-expressed PEGylated recombinant human DNase I product candidate.
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