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SAN DIEGO , March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HALO ) today announced the appointment of Matt Posard to its Board of Directors. Mr. Posard is currently Senior Vice President and General Manager of Translational & Consumer Genomics at Illumina, Inc.
"We welcome Matt to our Board of Directors. His strategic marketing experience will complement Halozyme's Board well as we increase our commercial activities with Hylenex," said Gregory I. Frost , Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer at Halozyme.
About Halozyme Therapeutics Halozyme Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative products that advance patient care. With a diversified portfolio of enzymes that target the extracellular matrix, the Company's research focuses primarily on a family of human enzymes, known as hyaluronidases, which increase the absorption and dispersion of biologics. Halozyme's pipeline addresses therapeutic areas, such as diabetes, oncology and dermatology that have significant unmet medical need. The Company markets Hylenex ® recombinant (hyaluronidase human injection) and has partnerships with Roche, Baxter, ViroPharma, Intrexon, and Pfizer. Halozyme is headquartered in San Diego, CA. For more information on how we are innovating, please visit our corporate website at www.halozyme.com .
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