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Veteran Life Sciences Executives Bring Extensive Public Company Operating Experience to Leadership TeamCINCINNATI, Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Water Biotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: BWV), which is focused on developing and commercializing transformational therapies to address significant global health challenges, today announced the appointments of Dr. Neil J. Campbell as President and CEO and Bruce Harmon as CFO, effective immediately. Dr. Campbell has also joined the Company’s board of directors. Dr. Campbell has more than 35 years of experience with public and private companies focused on biopharmaceuticals, health technologies, nanotechnologies, artificial intelligence and super-computing. He has held leadership positions with IGEN International, now Roche; Celera Genomics; and Abbott Laboratories. In addition, he has worked as a venture capital partner and private equity advisor. He currently serves as chairman of Mosaigen®, a commercial development company, and Patriax Industries™, a protective device company. James Sapirstein, Blue Water Biotech’s Lead Independent Director, said, "Neil is an exceptional businessman and leader who is well-suited for Blue Water Biotech. He has the proven ability to help us continue the Company’s transformation to maximize shareholder value. This involves the evaluation of our current programs as well as the identification of new opportunities. We are fortunate to have him at the helm of the Company.” Dr. Campbell, added, "I am energized by this opportunity that involves market-ready commercial assets. My priority is to work with the team to build a company that brings important medicines to market and, at the same time, increase shareholder value. Furthermore, I am pleased with the addition of Bruce as our CFO. He has worked with me many times over the years. Bruce will be a key member of our team, and his appointment reflects our commitment to put forth the strongest, most experienced leadership group to drive the Company forward.” Prior to joining Blue Water Biotech, Dr. Campbell was president, CEO and a director of Marizyme Inc. He also founded and served as chairman and CEO of Celios®, a respiratory device company that was acquired by a private investment group. Prior to this, Dr. Campbell was the co-founder, president and CEO of Helomics, a personalized healthcare company focused on next-generation oncology and immune therapeutics and diagnostics. This company was acquired by a private equity investor. Dr. Campbell also held senior executive positions with SuperNova Diagnostics, EntreMed Pharmaceuticals and Life Technologies. Dr. Campbell has been a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University and Medical Institutes, Hong Kong University of Science and Tech, University of Liverpool, University of Baltimore and Duquesne University. He earned a bachelor of science degree from Norwich University, a master’s degree and MBA from Webster University, and a doctorate from the University of Liverpool. Mr. Harmon has more than 40 years of experience in financial positions with life sciences companies and various other industries. He replaces Jon Garfield, who has left the company. Mr. Harmon has served in a variety of roles, including chief financial officer, controller, chief executive officer and audit committee chairman. Immediately prior to joining Blue Water Biotech, he was an independent consultant who served in the outsourced CFO capacity for multiple publicly traded companies since 2008. During this time, Mr. Harmon was CFO of Marizyme Inc., the CFO of bioAffinity Technologies Inc. and a director of Dale Biotech LLC. Through his consulting business, Lakeport Business Services Inc., he worked with numerous companies. He has extensive experience with fundraising, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and turnarounds. Earlier in his career, he was a member of a team that, at the invitation of the Environmental Programmé, presented a green building product to delegates at the United Nations. He earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Missouri State University. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “expect,” and “intend,” among others. These forward-looking statements There are a number of factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, market and other conditions, risks related to Blue Water’s ability to realize the benefits of its products, risks related to Blue Water’s ability to expand its business scope, commercialize and integrate the assets and commercial operations being acquired, into Blue Water’s business; risks related to Blue Water’s ability to attract, hire and retain skilled personnel and establish an effective sales team; risks related to Blue Water’s ability to establish, maintain and optimize key third party commercial collaboration); risks related to the Company’s present need for capital to close its asset acquisitions, commercially launch the Company’s acquired products and have adequate working capital; risks related to the development of Blue Water’s vaccine candidates; the failure to obtain FDA clearances or approvals and noncompliance with FDA regulations; risks related to the timing and progress of clinical development of our product candidates; uncertainties of patent protection and litigation; uncertainties of government or third party payor reimbursement; limited research and development efforts and dependence upon third parties; and substantial competition. As with any commercial-stage pharmaceutical product or any product candidate under clinical development, there are significant risks in the development, regulatory approval, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products. Blue Water does not undertake an obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement. Investors should read the risk factors set forth in Blue Water’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 9, 2023, and periodic reports filed with the SEC on or after the date thereof. All of Blue Water’s forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by all such risk factors and other cautionary statements. The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date thereof. Media Contact Information:Blue Water Media RelationsTelephone: (646) 942-5591Email: Nic.Johnson@russopartnersllc.com Investor Contact Information:Blue Water Investor RelationsEmail: investors@bwbioinc.com For more information about Blue Water, visit www.bwbioinc.com

声明：因水平有限，错误不可避免，或有些信息非最及时，欢迎留言指出。本文仅作医疗健康相关药物介绍，非治疗方案推荐（若涉及）;本文不构成任何投资建议。全球放射性药物（也称“核药”）市场规模持续扩大，据统计2020年，全球放射性药物市场规模为59亿美元，预计到2030年，全球市场规模将达到300亿~400亿美元。2023-2024年国内核药一级市场投融资也呈现出火热态势，去年约有17家核药企业获得了融资。从融资金额来看，先通医药于2023年7月完成的超11亿元E轮融资创下2023年国内融资最高记录。到四月为止，核药领域已发生6起融资事件，融资总额约19亿元，小编整理如下。蓝纳成4月25日，东诚药业宣布，其控股子公司烟台蓝纳成生物技术有限公司（简称蓝纳成）以增资扩股方式拟引入投资者。本次投资由深创投领投，前海方舟、烟台财经、龙信投资、奥华清洁能源跟投，完成B+轮融资金额3亿元。按照蓝纳成发展规划，该公司将适时开展IPO融资上市。蓝纳成创立于2021年，由东诚药业与国际分子影像及纳米医学领域专家陈小元教授联合创立，专注于全球创新的1类诊疗一体化创新肿瘤核药研发平台的打造，致力于为肿瘤患者提供更加精准和有效的治疗方案，并推动核医学在全球的发展。公司自成立以来，已经铺设了比较完备的核素诊疗管线，靶向药物涵盖小分子、多肽及抗体，产品涉及前列腺癌、实体瘤、脑胶质瘤、神经内分泌瘤等多个领域。其中成纤维细胞活化蛋白（FAP）相关的产品尤为亮眼，走在世界前列，在研的多个诊疗一体化创新核药已陆续在中美申报，并已在全球同步开展临床研究，将实现全球同步上市，造福病患，推动行业发展。智核生物2024年4月9日，苏州智核生物医药科技有限公司（以下简称“智核生物”） 宣布完成近亿元人民币C+轮融资。本轮融资由元禾控股领投，裕智资本、见素资本、苏州领军创投跟投，老股东锐合资本继续支持。本轮募集资金将主要用于公司即将上市的首个产品—人促甲状腺素注射液(rhTSH，商品名、SNA002等创新放射性诊断药物的临床试验，以及SNA014、SNA025等全新靶点治疗性核药的IND推进，并进一步打造智核生物原创性的Smart系列放射性药物开发平台。智核生物创建了具有自主知识产权的基于单域抗体的放射性药物发现、研发、生产技术平台，并按照cGMP标准建设并启用了数千平的放射性药物GMP车间（乙级资质）。公司前瞻性地布局了10多个创新核素诊断和治疗产品管线。国内首个人促甲状腺激素注射液已递交新药上市申请并获得受理，预计近期获批上市，填补中国大陆用药空白。多个创新的针对肿瘤的放射性显影药物已经逐步进入临床，全新靶点的放射性治疗性药物获得潜在分子，即将启动临床。产品管线米度生物3月18日，东诚药业(002675)发布公告，同意下属子公司米度（烟台）生物技术有限公司（以下简称“米度生物”）增资扩股，由国投招商领投，国投聚力、山东地方产业基金等跟投，合计融资近4亿元。米度在烟台、南京、无锡、广州等地均有布局，主要业务为以核医学技术为基础，为国内外药企客户提供CRDMO服务，致力于成为全球核医学医药研发外包领导者。在核药领域，米度作为一家可以提供从早筛化合物到上市注册的一站式服务核药CRDMO，目前已助力20多个核药产品获得临床试验批件。米度可以为核药客户提供从药学研究、非临床研究、临床研究（I期-IV期）、注册申报等全流程一站式CRO服务，并为之提供临床阶段的药品工艺转移、工艺优化、生产运输等CDMO服务。纽瑞特医疗3月14日，成都纽瑞特医疗科技股份有限公司（“纽瑞特”）宣布完成超3亿元C轮融资，本轮融资由成都科创投、成都生物城基金、川创投等共同投资，华兴康平、新浚资本、星空资本等现有股东持续加码。本轮募集资金将用于临床急需的α核素研发、创新核药研发及临床试验、30MeV加速器项目建设等，进一步打造医用同位素制备及创新核药的全球化平台。自成立以来，纽瑞特医疗已完成8次融资，累计融资金额超五亿元。纽瑞特作为中国医用同位素和创新核药领域的先行者，已建成全球最大的医用同位素及药物研发基地，钇［90Y］、镥［177Lu］等核素已开始供应市场，自主研发的锗［68Y］/镓［68Ga］发生器已成为国产替代产品；同时，在公司领先的放射性微球技术平台和偶联药物研究技术平台支撑下，10余个管线的创新核药研发与临床试验进展顺利。Ratio Therapeutics1月17日，放射性药物生物技术公司Ratio Therapeutics表示，该公司已筹集到 5000万美元的B轮融资，用于将其首款治疗药物投入临床。最新一轮融资得到了A轮融资投资者Schusterman和Duquesne的持续参与，并受到了PagsGroup、百时美施贵宝和康奈尔大学技术许可中心等的支持。融资将扩大公司专有技术平台Trillium™ 和Macropa™应用, 开发新型的同类最佳的适合用途的放射性药物。此外，这笔资金将推动该公司的成纤维细胞活化蛋白α（FAP）靶向放射药物治疗的临床开发。B轮融资将使这家拥有40名员工的初创公司持续到2025年，届时它仍将处于I期测试阶段，但随着该领域的快速发展，这家生物技术公司预计届时会有多种融资选择。辐联科技辐联科技近期完成6330万美元融资，其中包括4730万美元的B轮股权融资和1600万美元的授信额度。本轮融资将帮助公司快速推进其放射性药物管线的开发和药物生产能力的建设，并优化其专有发现平台UniRDCTM。随着本轮融资的完成，辐联科技自2021年8月成立以来已累计融资超过1.1亿美元。此次融资由阿美风险投资(Aramco Ventures)旗下多元化成长基金Prosperity7 Ventures和某生命科学领域专业投资基金共同领投，跟投方包括新股东云九资本、夏焱医疗美元基金及体系内飞镖夏焱基金、光华梧桐基金，以及现有股东成为资本、红杉中国和佳辰资本。自2022年完成A轮股权融资以来，辐联科技已实现多个重要里程碑。辐联科技推进了公司主要候选药物225Ac-FL-020进入一期临床试验，其目标适应症为转移性去势抵抗性前列腺癌(“mCRPC”)。该临床试验预计将于2024年初在欧洲和美国同步开展。辐联科技PSMA靶向载体FL-020是专门被设计用于递送高效的α粒子同位素，锕-225。辐联科技还构建了强大的临床前产品组合，当中不乏First-in-class和Best-in-class的项目，以及基于公司自有的开创性UniRDCTM发现平台。UniRDCTTM这一专有平台旨在加速及流程化放射性偶联药物的发现过程。总结核药行业逐渐迎来了关键节点，2023年全球核药领域共发生17起融资事件，融资总金额突破13亿美元。除了中国同辐、东诚药业两大国内核药寡头在加速布局外，核药广阔的市场前景还吸引了智核生物、远大医药、恒瑞医药、科伦博泰等多家企业纷纷入局。此外阿斯利康、默沙东、强生、罗氏、礼来等跨国药企近年也通过股权投资、技术引进多种方式也切入了核药领域。2024年伊始，利好信息频发。诺宇医药、远大医药获得临床批件；云核医药、蓝纳成核药临床试验接连获CDE受理；东诚药业收购频繁，不断扩充创新核药产品。参考资料：各公司官网版权声明：本文转自生物药大时代，如不希望被转载的媒体或个人可与我们联系，我们将立即删除-END-药事纵横投稿须知：稿费已上调，欢迎投稿各位朋友好，觉得本文对您有帮助，请随手点一下下方的在看，以便让你的朋友也能看到哦。

- Accomplished leader with over 20 years of broad-ranging experience across the healthcare industry - Brent Pfeiffenberger, Pharm.D., MBA PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Century Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPSC), an innovative biotechnology company developing induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cell therapies in immuno-oncology, today announced the appointment of Brent Pfeiffenberger, Pharm.D., MBA, as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board, effective December 4, 2023. A proven leader with over 20 years of global experience across the healthcare industry, Dr. Pfeiffenberger most recently served as Chief Operating Officer at Neogene Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of AstraZeneca focused on developing cell therapies for the treatment of cancer. In connection with the appointment, Greg Russotti, Ph.D., who has served as Century’s Interim Chief Executive Officer since April 2023, will assume the role of Chief Technology and Manufacturing Officer, an expanded role from his previous position as Chief Technology Officer. “Brent is a strong leader with extensive experience across the research, development, and commercialization of lifesaving drugs. His unique strategic leadership and operational acumen will serve Century well, and we are thrilled to have him join as Chief Executive Officer,” said Joe Jimenez, Chairman of the Board. “On behalf of the entire Board, I would like to thank Greg Russotti for his exceptional leadership and unwavering dedication during the interim period. We look forward to his continued contributions in the newly created role of Chief Technology and Manufacturing Officer, as Century looks to leverage its manufacturing expertise and state-of-the-art GMP manufacturing facility to generate additional value.” “Century is a pioneer on the cutting-edge of the allogeneic cell therapy space, and with its first clinical data readout expected by year-end, it is an honor to join as Chief Executive Officer at this exciting time,” said Dr. Pfeiffenberger. “Leveraging the proprietary Allo-Evasion™ platform, the Company is uniquely positioned to develop differentiated allogeneic cell therapies and expand patient access to life-saving medicines. I look forward to working alongside Greg and the talented Century team to continue to advance the Company’s innovative pipeline and serve patients in need.” As Chief Operating Officer of Neogene Therapeutics, Dr. Pfeiffenberger played a central role in driving Neogene’s evolution from a preclinical company to a global, clinical-stage organization with multiple assets, ultimately culminating in its acquisition by AstraZeneca earlier this year. Prior to Neogene, Dr. Pfeiffenberger spent nearly two decades in leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Bristol Myers Squibb, most recently as Senior Vice President, Head of U.S. Oncology, where he oversaw business operations for the multi-billion dollar franchise. Prior to this role, he held several critical global leadership positions where he built, led, and expanded commercial and business operations, including as Co-Lead, Head of Worldwide Commercial Oncology, where he closely partnered with the Research and Development team on the creation and delivery of global development strategies for a large-scale oncology program. He began his career at Bristol Myers Squibb serving in several roles across a broad range of functions and therapeutic areas, including marketing, sales, market access and pricing, business development, and strategy and operations. Dr. Pfeiffenberger received his Pharm.D. from Duquesne University and his MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. About Century Therapeutics Century Therapeutics (NASDAQ: IPSC) is harnessing the power of adult stem cells to develop curative cell therapy products for cancer that we believe will allow us to overcome the limitations of first-generation cell therapies. Our genetically engineered, iPSC-derived iNK and iT cell product candidates are designed to specifically target hematologic and solid tumor cancers. We are leveraging our expertise in cellular reprogramming, genetic engineering, and manufacturing to develop therapies with the potential to overcome many of the challenges inherent to cell therapy and provide a significant advantage over existing cell therapy technologies. We believe our commitment to developing off-the-shelf cell therapies will expand patient access and provide an unparalleled opportunity to advance the course of cancer care. For more information on Century Therapeutics please visit www.centurytx.com. Century Therapeutics Forward-Looking Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of, and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of, The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release, other than statements of historical facts or statements that relate to present facts or current conditions, including but not limited to, statements regarding our clinical development plans and timelines, are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. 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These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified and some of which are beyond our control, including, among others: our ability to successfully advance our current and future product candidates through development activities, preclinical studies, and clinical trials; our dependence on the success of our lead product candidate, CNTY-101,our ability to obtain FDA acceptance for our future IND submissions and commence clinical trials on expected timelines, or at all; our reliance on the maintenance of certain key collaborative relationships for the manufacturing and development of our product candidates; the timing, scope and likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals, including final regulatory approval of our product candidates; the impact of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical issues, banking instability and inflation on our business and operations, supply chain and labor force; the performance of third parties in connection with the development of our product candidates, including third parties conducting our clinical trials as well as third-party suppliers and manufacturers; our ability to successfully commercialize our product candidates and develop sales and marketing capabilities, if our product candidates are approved; our ability to recruit and maintain key members of management and our ability to maintain and successfully enforce adequate intellectual property protection. These and other risks and uncertainties are described more fully in the “Risk Factors” section of our most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov. You should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events and circumstances reflected in our forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur, and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in a dynamic industry and economy. New risk factors and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties that we may face. Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise. For More Information: Investors and Media: Argot Partners – century@argotpartners.com A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/9752d1d6-78f7-4d63-a7e6-03623adae000