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NEWTON, Mass., Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies, today announced the appointment of Brendan Strong as Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications.
"We are thrilled to have Brendan on board as we work towards delivering on and communicating important milestones for our organization in 2025," said Richard Paulson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Karyopharm. "Brendan's experience as a former sell-side analyst, advisor to biopharmaceutical companies and proven ability to develop strong investor relations and corporate communications programs will serve us well as we look to execute on the opportunities ahead of us."
"I am excited by the opportunities that Karyopharm has to positively impact the lives of patients through our late-stage pipeline, building on our core foundation in multiple myeloma," said Brendan Strong, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications. "The upcoming year represents a transformative time for our organization and I look forward to advancing our mission."
Most recently, Brendan served as Managing Director at Argot Partners where he advised biopharmaceutical companies on their investor relations and corporate communications programs. Previously, Brendan led investor relations for Tenet Healthcare and also served as Chief Financial Officer of Tenet's Massachusetts Market. Earlier in his career, he worked in the equity research department at Lehman Brothers and Barclays and also participated in a financial leadership training program at AT&T.
Brendan earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Finance from Rutgers University.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include those regarding Karyopharm's clinical development plans and potential regulatory submissions of selinexor and the ability of selinexor to treat patients with multiple myeloma, endometrial cancer, myelofibrosis, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and other diseases. Such statements are subject to numerous important factors, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Karyopharm's control, that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from Karyopharm's current expectations. For example, there can be no guarantee that Karyopharm will successfully commercialize XPOVIO or that any of Karyopharm's drug candidates, including selinexor, will successfully complete necessary clinical development phases or that development of any of Karyopharm's drug candidates will continue. Further, there can be no guarantee that any positive developments in the development or commercialization of Karyopharm's drug candidate portfolio will result in stock price appreciation. Management's expectations and, therefore, any forward-looking statements in this press release could also be affected by risks and uncertainties relating to a number of other factors, including the following: the adoption of XPOVIO in the commercial marketplace, the timing and costs involved in commercializing XPOVIO or any of Karyopharm's drug candidates that receive regulatory approval; the ability to obtain and retain regulatory approval of XPOVIO or any of Karyopharm's drug candidates that receive regulatory approval; Karyopharm's results of clinical trials and preclinical trials, including subsequent analysis of existing data and new data received from ongoing and future trials; the content and timing of decisions made by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory authorities, investigational review boards at clinical trial sites and publication review bodies, including with respect to the need for additional clinical trials; the ability of Karyopharm or its third party collaborators or successors in interest to fully perform their respective obligations under the applicable agreement and the potential future financial implications of such agreement; Karyopharm's ability to enroll patients in its clinical trials; unplanned cash requirements and expenditures; substantial doubt exists regarding Karyopharm's ability to continue as a going concern; development or regulatory approval of drug candidates by Karyopharm's competitors for products or product candidates in which Karyopharm is currently commercializing or developing; the direct or indirect impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or any future pandemic on Karyopharm's business, results of operations and financial condition; and Karyopharm's ability to obtain, maintain and enforce patent and other intellectual property protection for any of its products or product candidates. These and other risks are described under the caption "Risk Factors" in Karyopharm's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 5, 2024, and in other filings that Karyopharm may make with the SEC in the future. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, Karyopharm expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
XPOVIO® and NEXPOVIO® are registered trademarks of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.
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