RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2003--Insmed Incorporated (Nasdaq: INSM) announced today the promotion of Ronald D. Gunn, M.S., M.B.A., from Vice President of Business Development to Executive Vice President effectively immediately. Insmed also reported today the departure of Lewis Stuart, Vice President of Commercial Development.
Geoffrey Allan, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Insmed commented, "Ron has managed every aspect of Insmed's business since it first got off the ground in 1996, and he has 20 years of pharmaceutical industry experience. This is a well-deserved promotion and recognizes his broader operational capabilities."
Mr. Gunn played a key role in acquiring the regulatory dossiers for IGF-I from Pharmacia, which led to the initiation of the named patient program in Europe. Mr. Gunn will continue to oversee the company's commercialization plans and will assume Mr. Stuart's duties.
Mr. Stuart, who came to Insmed from California in August 2002, is returning to California to pursue other opportunities in that state.
About Insmed
Insmed Incorporated develops pharmaceutical products for the treatment of metabolic and endocrine diseases with unmet medical needs. The Company's most advanced product candidate, the rhIGF-I/rhIGFBP-3 complex, is a novel delivery composition of IGF-I that regulates essential metabolic and anabolic (growth promoting) processes, such as glucose uptake and tissue regeneration. Insmed is developing the rhIGF-I/rhIGFBP-3 complex for the treatment of Growth Hormone Insensitivity Syndrome (GHIS) and both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The Company's second product candidate, rhIGFBP-3, is a recombinant protein that is being developed as an anti-cancer agent targeted towards the inhibition of solid tumor growth. Further information is available at the company's corporate website: www.insmed.com
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