– USA, MA – Axial Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on leveraging the gut-brain axis for the discovery and development of small molecule therapeutics with an initial focus on autism spectrum disorder and Parkinson’s disease, today announced the appointment of Dr. Stewart Campbell, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors as CEO.
“Stew is a proven executive leader with extensive experience in R&D innovation. His expertise across the drug development lifecycle, combined with his experience building results-focused teams makes him the right leader to take Axial forward,” said Board Chair, Ronald Renaud. “His focus on bringing new therapies to patients will be critically important as he spearheads Axial’s efforts to advance new gut-targeted small molecule treatments for serious central nervous system diseases and conditions.”
Dr. Campbell succeeds Dr. David Donabedian who served as CEO since co-founding the company in 2016.
“We thank David for his commitment and tireless effort over the past four years, taking Axial from an idea to a company poised to enter Phase 2B in autism and with a robust pipeline of innovative programs in Parkinson’s disease and oncology,” said Dr. Campbell.
About Dr. Stewart Campbell
Dr. Campbell is an accomplished executive with more than 25 years of experience building and leading teams that have strong track records of discovering and developing novel therapeutics, including numerous innovative product candidates that have progressed to the clinic. He is a co-inventor on 20 issued patents.
He joined Axial in 2016 and has led the company’s research and development efforts, most recently serving as SVP, R&D. Before joining Axial, Dr. Campbell held various leadership roles at biopharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing companies including Ancora/CordenPharma, Surface Logix, and Insmed Inc. He led the acquisition of Ancora by CordenPharma and subsequently served as Head of Product Management and Business Development for Carbohydrates and Lipids at CordenPharma. While at Surface Logix and Insmed, Dr. Campbell played an integral role in the discovery or development of five clinical-stage drug candidates, including belumosudil and TAK-607.
He holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Queen’s University and did post-doctoral research at Duke University.
“Axial is well-positioned for future growth with deep expertise in the gut-brain axis and cutting-edge science leading to the discovery of new drug targets and the development of safe and effective first-in-class therapies for CNS diseases and conditions, as well as oncology,” said Dr. Stewart Campbell. “I look forward to working together with the leadership, the Board, and the dedicated Axial team to expand our pioneering drug discovery approach and advance our product candidates through the clinic.”
About Axial Therapeutics
Axial Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of new gut-targeted small molecule therapeutics for CNS diseases and conditions. The company is leveraging its expertise in the microbiome-gut-brain axis and its unique drug development platform to advance novel therapies that have the potential to transform CNS treatment paradigms. Axial is advancing a pipeline of small molecule product candidates with lead clinical programs that address underlying pathology and resulting symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Parkinson’s Disease, and additional in other areas of autism and PD, as well as oncology and rare CNS diseases.
Axial’s unique focus on targeting the gut as a means to treat CNS diseases and conditions is rooted in the groundbreaking research of its co-founder Dr. Sarkis Mazmanian at the California Institute of Technology establishing the biological link between the gut-brain axis and neurological disease.
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