Baudax Bio Appoints Arnold Baskies, M.D. and Andrew Drechsler to Board of Directors - Seite 2

“I am eager to join Baudax’s Board of Directors and support them in clinical areas including the development of the neuromuscular blocker product group,” said Dr. Baskies M.D. “I believe my well-versed experience in the surgical setting will prove advantageous as the Company advances these product candidates through the clinic, with aims of improving the patient experience.”

Mr. Drechsler brings over 20 years of financial and life science industry experience to Baudax Bio. Prior to his Chief Financial Officer roles at Provention Bio and Insmed, Mr. Drechsler served as Chief Financial Officer for VaxInnate Corporation, a privately-held company that developed vaccines for infectious diseases, including seasonal and pandemic flu, where he played a critical role in securing approximately $200 million in U.S. government funding for the company’s vaccine programs. Before joining VaxInnate, Mr. Drechsler served as Chief Financial Officer for Valera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. where he helped Valera raise funding through an initial public offering. Mr. Drechsler received a B.S. in Accountancy from Villanova University, graduating Magna Cum Laude. He obtained his Certified Public Accountant license in the State of New Jersey and actively raises funds for and awareness of juvenile diabetes via the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

“I am very much looking forward to supporting Baudax on their mission to develop and commercialize innovative products for patients in the acute care setting,” said Mr. Drechsler. “Having worked in the life science industry for over 20 years, and serving as Chief Financial Officer for several corporations, I feel strongly that my experience will be beneficial in supporting the launch of ANJESO.”

About ANJESO

ANJESO (meloxicam) injection is a proprietary, long-acting, preferential COX-2 inhibitor that possesses analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activities, which are believed to be related to the inhibition of cyclooxygenase type 2 pathway (COX-2) and subsequent reduction in prostaglandin biosynthesis. ANJESO was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in February 2020 for the management of moderate to severe pain, alone or in combination with other non-NSAID analgesics. Because of the delayed onset of analgesia, ANJESO alone is not recommended for use when rapid onset of analgesia is required. The ANJESO product approval was supported by two pivotal Phase III clinical efficacy trials, a large double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III safety trial and four Phase II clinical efficacy trials, as well as other safety studies. As a non-opioid, Baudax Bio believes ANJESO has the potential to overcome many of the issues associated with commonly prescribed opioid therapeutics, including respiratory depression, constipation, excessive nausea and vomiting, as well as having no addictive potential, while maintaining meaningful analgesic effects for relief of pain. ANJESO was designed using the NanoCrystal platform, a technology that enables enhanced bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drug compounds. NanoCrystal is a registered trademark of Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited (APIL).