CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLX) today announced the appointment of Camille L. Bedrosian, MD, as Chief Medical Officer. In this role, Dr. Bedrosian will lead global functions in medical affairs, regulatory, safety and pharmacovigilance, biometrics, clinical development, and clinical operations. Dr. Bedrosian brings nearly 30 years of experience addressing unmet medical needs for people with rare and serious diseases through successful clinical and translational research programs, including as CMO at Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc., Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc. Amylyx’ current CMO, Patrick Yeramian, MD, MBA, will stay on as an advisor through the end of the year and will then transition into retirement, as announced in December 2022.
“We are thrilled to have Dr. Bedrosian join us on our mission to end the suffering caused by neurodegenerative diseases and to help usher in a new era of innovation for the communities we are serving,” said Joshua Cohen and Justin Klee, Co-CEOs of Amylyx. “Dr. Bedrosian brings extensive experience having developed multiple successful medicines and facilitated global access to them, and her experience will be invaluable at Amylyx as we advance on our mission.”
Prior to joining Amylyx, Dr. Bedrosian served most of her nearly six years at Ultragenyx as the Executive Vice President and CMO where she was responsible for leading drug development programs and supporting translational research programs. During her time, she helped Ultragenyx grow and greatly advance its many pipeline programs in rare genetic diseases to their current and exciting pivotal stages. While CMO for Alexion, she led the development of drugs and drug candidates, including those designed to address devastating rare diseases caused by defects in the complement system for people with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. Prior to Alexion, Dr. Bedrosian was CMO for ARIAD, where she led drug development and built the clinical organization. She serves as a Member of the MIT Corporation Visiting Committee for the Department of Biology. She also currently serves on the board of directors of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as well as Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
“The team at Amylyx has made great strides in redefining how ALS is treated with the launch of RELYVRIO and ALBRIOZA, the first and only drug to show a benefit on both function and survival in people living with ALS in a single clinical trial. I’m excited to join Amylyx and contribute to bringing innovative, new treatment options to individuals and communities suffering from neurodegenerative diseases. I look forward to working with this talented team to further Amylyx’ leadership in ALS as well as in broader neurodegenerative diseases on behalf of people living with these conditions,” said Dr. Bedrosian.
“We also want to thank our longtime Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Patrick Yeramian, for his many years of dedication and commitment to building Amylyx into the successful company it is today. Dr. Yeramian was critical in the development of RELYVRIO and ALBRIOZA and the Health Canada conditional approval and FDA approval as well as building a world-class medical organization, and Amylyx would not be what it is today without his leadership,” said Mr. Cohen and Mr. Klee, Co-CEOs of Amylyx.
About RELYVRIO®/ALBRIOZA™/AMX0035
RELYVRIO® (also known as AMX0035), an oral, fixed-dose combination of sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol (known as ursodoxicoltaurine outside of the U.S.), is approved to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in adults in the U.S. and approved with conditions as ALBRIOZA™ for the treatment of ALS in Canada. AMX0035 is being studied as an investigational drug in several other regions, as well as for the potential treatment of ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases. The formulation of RELYVRIO, ALBRIOZA and AMX0035 are identical.
About Amylyx Pharmaceuticals
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to supporting and creating more moments for the neurodegenerative disease community through the discovery and development of innovative new treatments. Amylyx is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has operations in Canada and EMEA. For more information, visit amylyx.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. For investors, please visit investors.amylyx.com.
