Lankau New CEO at Logical

Logical Therapeutics, a Waltham, MA-based developer of drugs to treat inflammation, says that Peter Lankau has been named CEO of the company, according to a press release. Lankau was previously CEO of Endo Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:[[ticker:ENDP]]), a specialty drug firm headquartered in Chadds Ford, PA. Rebecca caught up the Logical in late 2007 and detailed how Logical plans to develop a new compound that turns into anti-inflammation drug naproxen in the bloodstream.

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