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Key Hires in Quality Operations and Medical Affairs
NEW YORK, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: KERX) today announced that Lou DeBergalis has joined the Company as Vice President, Quality Operations. Keryx also announced that Eric Grossman, MD, will join the Company later this month in the role of Vice President, Medical Affairs. Both Mr. DeBergalis and Dr. Grossman will report directly to Michael S. Weiss, Chief Executive Officer.
Commenting on the recent hires of Mr. DeBergalis and Dr. Grossman, Michael S. Weiss, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are delighted to welcome Lou and Eric to the Keryx team. Each has exceptional experience in the pharmaceutical industry and brings a significant level of expertise to our quality operations and medical affairs as we continue to build the corporate infrastructure to manage both the potential launch of Sulonex and the future development and commercialization of our other drug candidates."
As Vice President, Quality Operations, Mr. DeBergalis will assume overall strategic and operational responsibility for all Quality Operations (clinical, non-clinical and manufacturing), including both quality control and quality assurance.
Mr. DeBergalis joins Keryx following his retirement from Pfizer Inc. in
July 2007 as Vice-President Quality Operations - Europe/Ireland/Singapore,
responsible for the operational, administrative, and regulatory aspects of
quality in Pfizer's manufacturing sites in those geographic areas. During
his 36 years in the Pfizer organization, Mr. DeBergalis held roles of
increasing responsibility in both its Global Manufacturing and Quality
Control Divisions in Pfizer's New York C
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