Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Continues to Build Management Team With Appointment of Martin Stogniew, Ph.D. as Executive Vice President, Chief Technolo...( WASHINGTON Aug. 30 /- Prestwick P...)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company, today announced that it has hired Martin Stogniew, Ph.D. as Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer.

Dr. Stogniew will be responsible for Prestwick's pre-clinical development, regulatory and patent activities around its portfolio of products including its lead product candidate, tetrabenazine, a highly selective and reversible dopamine depletor in Phase 3 clinical trials for potential use as a treatment for chorea associated with Huntington's Disease.

He joins Prestwick most recently from Zelos Therapeutics, where he was Executive Vice President of Development responsible for pre-clinical, regulatory and patent development.

"With 25 years focused on developing drugs and 25 patents to his name, Marty will immediately help Prestwick as we work to execute and enhance our pipeline," said George F. Horner III, President and Chief Executive Officer of Prestwick. "He has made a significant impact in the development of successful drugs such as Anidulafugin, Amifostine and Idarubicin -- all of which are now on the market and positively impacting patients' lives."

Dr. Stogniew worked with Mr. Horner at Vicuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as Executive Vice President of Scientific Affairs from 2001 to 2005 before Vicuron was purchased by Pfizer in 2005 for $1.9 billion. Prior to Vicuron, Dr. Stogniew served as Chief Scientific Officer at Next Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and as Vice President of Pharmaceutical Sciences at MedImmune. Dr. Stogniew holds a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry and a B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Maryland.

About Prestwick

Prestwick is currently managing a portfolio of pipeline product candidates being studied for CNS conditions with significant unmet needs, including Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, restless legs syndrome, schizophrenia, autism, Alzheimer's disease and sleep apnea.

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