Ischemix, a Maynard, MA-based developer of drugs intended to prevent tissue damage that occurs after heart attacks and other cardiac events, says that it has appointed board member Robert “Duffy” DuFresne to be its new CEO. He will replace former chief executive Reinier Beeuwkes, who is remaining president and chairman of the company. By the middle of 2009, Ischemix expects to begin mid-stage clinical trials of its lead drug for preventing ischemia-reperfusion injury. Xconomy contributor David Stipp wrote last year that the drug, dubbed “CMX-2043,” could draw big drug companies to startup in search of rights to the treatment.
Author: Ryan McBride
Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News.
Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.
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