Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRIS) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02.
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On May 18, 2018, David Tuck, M.D., the Chief Medical Officer of Curis, Inc. (the “Company”), provided to the Company notice of his intention to retire from the Company, effective as of August 31, 2018.
On May 23, 2018, Robert E. Martell, M.D., Ph.D. notified the Board of Directors (“Board”) of the Company, that, effective May 31, 2018, he will resign as a member of the Board of Directors. Dr. Martell will join the company as Head of Research and Development on June 1, 2018.
On May 24, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Dr. Martell as Head of Research and Development of the Company and the retirement of Dr. Tuck. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated May 24, 2018. |
CURIS INC ExhibitEX-99.1 2 tv494977_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 Curis Expands Senior Management Expertise with Appointment of Robert Martell,…To view the full exhibit click here
About Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRIS)
Curis, Inc. is a biotechnology company. The Company is engaged in the development and commercialization of drug candidates for the treatment of human cancers. The Company’s drug candidate, CUDC-907, is an orally available, small molecule inhibitor of histone deacetylase (HDAC) and phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) enzymes. Its product pipeline includes CA-170, which is an oral small molecule drug candidate; CA-4948, which is an oral small molecule drug candidate that is designed to inhibit the interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK4) kinase; Erivedge, which is an orally bioavailable small molecule, and is designed to selectively inhibit the Hedgehog signaling pathway; CUDC-427, which is an oral, small molecule Smac mimetic that is designed to promote cancer cell death by antagonizing inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) proteins, and CUDC-305, which is an oral HSP90 inhibitor for the development in advanced lung cancer.
