Prior to joining Aldeyra, Dr. Gow served as Vice President, Global Development Lead for lifitegrast (Xiidra®) on global clinical development projects at Novartis AG. He also served in similar roles at Shire Pharmaceuticals Inc. and at Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. following Takeda’s acquisition of Shire in January 2019. During his career, Dr. Gow has held leadership positions of increasing responsibility at ISTA Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Bausch and Lomb, Inc.), Bausch and Lomb, Inc. (acquired by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., now Bausch Health Companies Inc.), Alcon Research, Ltd., and Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corporation (merged with Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.). He received his M.D. from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg in Canada.
Aldeyra also announced that David J. Clark, M.D., its former Chief Medical Officer, has transitioned to a consulting role. “On behalf of Aldeyra and our Board of Directors, I would like to thank Dr. Clark for his significant contributions to our company over the past four years,” said Dr. Brady. “Under Dr. Clark’s leadership, Aldeyra has generated positive results from a number of novel and late-stage clinical programs across a variety of clinical indications.”
About Aldeyra Therapeutics
Aldeyra Therapeutics is a biotechnology company devoted to developing and commercializing next-generation medicines to improve the lives of patients with immune-mediated diseases. Aldeyra’s lead investigational drug product candidates are potentialfirst-in-class treatments in development for dry eye disease, allergic conjunctivitis, and proliferative vitreoretinopathy. The company is also developing other product candidates for retinal and systemic inflammatory diseases.
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