Edgewise elevates chief operating officer, hires development exec

BOULDER — Edgewise Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: EWTX) has promoted Behrad Derakhshan, formerly the Boulder-based muscle disease biopharmaceutical company’s chief business officer, to chief operating officer, and hired Robert Blaustein as chief development officer.
“These leadership changes signify our organization’s progression into late-stage clinical development, setting the stage for the future commercialization of our novel therapeutics,” Edgewise CEO Kevin Koch said in a prepared statement. “As we welcome Rob, it’s an exciting time for the Company, and we are fortunate to have a highly experienced executive team guiding us forward.”
Blaustein previously held leadership positions with pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. Inc.
(NYSE: MRK).
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Edgewise Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: EWTX) has promoted Behrad Derakhshan, formerly the Boulder-based muscle disease biopharmaceutical company’s chief business officer, to chief operating officer, and hired Robert Blaustein as chief development officer.