RALEIGH, NC / ACCESSWIRE / July 6, 2020 / 9 Meters Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:NMTR), a clinical-stage rare and unmet needs-focused gastroenterology company, announced today the Company has appointed Michael T. Constantino to its board of directors.
Mr. Constantino is a North Carolina certified public accountant who served as an Ernst & Young LLP assurance partner for more than 30 years, serving public and private entrepreneurial companies across several industries, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, contract research and technology. Of note, he has acted as a coordinating partner with the gastrointestinal pharmaceutical company, Salix Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Valeant Pharmaceuticals), and contract pharmaceutical manufacturer, Patheon (acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific). Mr. Constantino has worked closely with companies across various development stages, from early start-up to mature Fortune 100 corporations, and assisted management teams and boards of directors with SEC compliance matters, global operations and strategic planning.
"Having worked closely with Mike in the context of Salix Pharmaceuticals, where I served as a board member, I know that his counsel and business acumen will be instrumental in assisting 9 Meters growth through clinical development to commercialization ," said Dr. Mark Sirgo, chairman of the board of directors of 9 Meters. We are fortunate to have Mike join the 9 Meters board at such an exciting time."
"I admire 9 Meters' work to consolidate promising assets in a number of GI indications, and I am pleased to help direct their growth through critical early development stages," said Mr. Constantino. "With one lead asset in Phase 3 for celiac disease and the other in early-stage clinical trials for a rare orphan GI indication, it will be important to balance growth and development around both-an effort for which I look forward to offering guidance."
Currently, Mr. Constantino is the Vice-Chair of the Board for the NC State Foundation. He has served as the Treasurer for the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Chairman of the NC State Poole College of Management Board of Advisors, the Board of Directors and Treasurer for Rise Against Hunger (formerly, Stop Hunger Now), Board of Directors and Treasurer for the Council for Entrepreneurial Development, and Chairman and Treasurer for Southeast Life Sciences. He holds a B.A. in both Accounting and Business Management from NC State University.
About 9 Meters Biopharma
9 Meters Biopharma, Inc. ("the Company") is a rare and unmet needs-focused gastroenterology company. The Company is advancing NM-002, a proprietary long-acting GLP-1 agonist into Phase 2 trial for Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS), a rare, orphan disease, as well as larazotide, a Phase 3 tight junction regulator being evaluated for patient-reported symptom improvement in non-responsive celiac disease.
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9 Meters Biopharma, Inc.
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