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Applied Therapeutics Announces Key Leadership Appointments
Globenewswire· 2025-06-17 20:05
Core Viewpoint - Applied Therapeutics, Inc. has announced key executive appointments, promoting Evan Bailey to Chief Medical Officer and Dottie Caplan to Executive Vice President of Patient Advocacy and Government Affairs, effective June 15, 2025 [1][5]. Group 1: Executive Appointments - Evan Bailey, MD, has been promoted to Chief Medical Officer, succeeding Riccardo Perfetti, MD, PhD, who served since 2018 [5]. - Dottie Caplan has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Patient Advocacy and Government Affairs, expanding her role to include government affairs [5][6]. Group 2: Leadership Contributions - Dr. Bailey has been with Applied Therapeutics for four years and has played a critical role in advancing the company's development programs, particularly in clinical development execution [2][3]. - Ms. Caplan has been instrumental in integrating patient voices into clinical development strategies and will continue to lead advocacy efforts in her new role [2][4]. Group 3: Focus on Rare Diseases - The company is dedicated to developing treatments for rare diseases, with its lead drug candidate, govorestat, targeting conditions such as Classic Galactosemia and CMT-SORD [7]. - Dr. Bailey expressed commitment to advancing the portfolio of supporting data for govorestat to address high unmet medical needs in rare disease patients [2][3].