WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Antimicrobials Working Group (AWG) announced today the election of
a new Chairman, Jeffrey Stein,
Ph.D., President and CEO of Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:
CDTX), as well as Vice Chairs Evan Loh, M.D., President, Chief
Operating Officer and Chief Medical Officer of Paratek
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRTK) and Eugene Sun, M.D., CEO of Melinta Therapeutics.
Dr. Prabhavathi Fernandes has
stepped down from her role as Chair of AWG after three years of
service.
"On behalf of the AWG I would like to thank Dr. Fernandes for
her service to the AWG membership since 2013. Under her leadership
the coalition has grown substantially and has become increasingly
influential in driving legislation and public policy that is
accelerating the development of new drugs to combat drug resistant
pathogens. She will be sorely missed; we wish her well in her
retirement," said Jeff Stein,
incoming Chairman.
About The Antimicrobials Working Group:
AWG was
founded in 2012 with the vision of utilizing collective power to
improve the regulatory, investment, and commercial environment for
emerging antibiotics and antifungal companies. Today, AWG is
comprised of thirteen antimicrobials companies: Amplyx
Pharmaceuticals, Arsanis Inc., Cempra Inc., Cidara Therapeutics
Inc., ContraFect Corporation, Iterum Therapeutics Ltd., Melinta
Therapeutics Inc., Nabriva Therapeutics US Inc., Paratek
Pharmaceuticals Inc., SCYNEXIS Inc., Theravance Biopharma U.S.
Inc., Viamet Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Zavante Therapeutics Inc.
See more information at antimicrobialsworkinggroup.org.
About The Conafay Group:
The Conafay Group is a
life-sciences government relations firm based in Washington D.C. that serves as Washington counsel and coalition manager for
AWG, led by Stephen R. Conafay,
Principal. See more information at www.conafaygroup.com.
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