MENLO PARK, Calif., June 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated a commercial-stage company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs to treat severe metabolic, oncologic and psychiatric disorders by modulating the effects of the stress hormone cortisol, announced today that Joshua M. Murray has joined the company’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Murray is currently Senior Vice President, Finance, Strategy and Investor Relations at Orca Bio, a privately held biotechnology company developing allogeneic cell therapies in blood, immune, and genetic diseases. Prior to joining Orca, Mr. Murray spent 15 years at Goldman Sachs, most recently as a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division, where he advised a wide array of biotechnology and life sciences companies. He received an AB in History and Economics from Harvard College.
“I am very pleased to welcome Josh to our board,” said Joseph K. Belanoff, MD, Corcept’s Chief Executive Officer. “His extensive experience counseling healthcare companies confronting the challenges and opportunities of growth will help us as we bring Korlym to more patients and advance our pipeline of proprietary, selective cortisol modulators.”
About Corcept Therapeutics
Corcept is a commercial-stage company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs to treat severe metabolic, oncologic and psychiatric disorders by modulating the effects of the hormone cortisol. Korlym was the first drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for patients with Cushing’s syndrome. Corcept has discovered a large portfolio of proprietary compounds that selectively modulate the effects of cortisol. The company owns extensive intellectual property covering the composition of its selective cortisol modulators and the use of cortisol modulators to treat a variety of serious disorders.
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