Commercializing Strontium89 and guiding strategic development of earlier stage assets
NEW YORK, March 30, 2020 - Q BioMed Inc. (OTCQB: QBIO), a commercial stage biotech company, announced today the appointment of Kristin Keller to the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer. Kristin will be focused on driving the global commercialization of Q BioMed’s lead product, the FDA approved, non-opioid Strontium89 (Strontium Chloride Sr-89 Injection, USP). She will also contribute strategic insight and direction to the Company’s portfolio of earlier stage assets.
For more than 20 years, Keller has been working with global pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies as a marketer and strategist. She has deep experience in the specialty and orphan drug space and has worked for biotech companies including Actelion, Raptor, Alexion and Biomarin, as well as larger pharmaceutical companies including Novartis, Sanofi, AstraZeneca and Roche.
“We are very excited to welcome Kristin to Q BioMed. Her leadership and experience launching medicines will be vital as we commercialize Strontium89 for patients across the globe,” said Q BioMed CEO Denis Corin. “We look forward to reaching key milestones in our oncology and rare disease pipeline this year and beyond, while we build out our scientific and commercial capabilities as a sustainable, global biotech company.”
"The people at Q BioMed share a passion for the patients they serve and a commitment to finding new ways to treat traditionally underserved populations,” said Kristin Keller. “I look forward to joining the team and building a commercial organization focused on bringing important therapies to patients with cancer and rare disorders."
Q BioMed received FDA approval to manufacture and distribute Strontium89 in November, 2019. The Company completed its initial commercial production run and shipment in February and has begun distribution in the US, with distribution to EU and rest of the world expected later in the year.
About Q BioMed Inc.
Q BioMed Inc. is a biotech acceleration and commercial stage company. We are focused on licensing and acquiring undervalued biomedical assets in the healthcare sector. Q BioMed is dedicated to providing these target assets the strategic resources, developmental support, and expansion capital needed to ensure they meet their developmental potential, enabling them to provide products to patients in need.
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