EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYPT), a pharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing therapeutics to improve the lives of patients with serious eye disorders, today announced the appointment of Karen Zaderej to its Board of Directors. Ms. Zaderej is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board at AxoGen, Inc. and brings more than 35 years of biopharmaceutical and medical device experience to the role.
“We are thrilled to welcome Ms. Zaderej to our Board of Directors,” said Nancy Lurker, Chief Executive Officer at EyePoint Pharmaceuticals. “Karen’s passion for discovering innovative solutions in medicine, coupled with her track record of successful drug and medical device development and commercial leadership make her a compelling addition to the Board. We look forward to her valuable insight as we continue to advance the clinical development of our lead pipeline asset, EYP-1901, for multiple ophthalmic indications and our commercial products, based on our proprietary and proven Durasert® technology for sustained intraocular drug delivery.”
“We are excited to welcome Ms. Zaderej to our Board of Directors and leverage her strategic life science and commercial experience to deliver new treatment options for people living with serious eye disorders,” said Dr. Göran Ando, M.D., Chair of the Board of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals. “Karen brings a deep level of industry knowledge to this role informed by her tremendous leadership experience in biotech, and we are confident that her appointment will help drive EyePoint’s goal of becoming the leader in innovative ocular drug delivery technology.”
Ms. Zaderej currently serves as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chair of the Board at AxoGen. Earlier in her career, she held positions of increasing responsibility at AxoGen, including Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Prior to joining AxoGen in 2006, Ms. Zaderej worked for Zaderej Medical Consulting, a consulting firm she founded to assist medical device companies to build and execute successful commercialization plans. Previously, she worked at Ethicon, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, where she held senior positions in marketing, business development, research & development, and manufacturing. Ms. Zaderej is a member of the University of Tampa Board of Trustees and the MedExec Women Board of Advisors. She holds an M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Business and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University.
“It is a privilege to join EyePoint’s Board of Directors at such an exciting time for the Company, as EYP-1901 is well positioned as a potentially paradigm-shifting product for the treatment of wet AMD,” said Karen Zaderej. “I look forward to working closely with my fellow Board members to support the Company’s strategic objectives as it continues to advance its innovative ophthalmic pipeline.”
