SAN DIEGO, Nov. 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Receptos, Inc. (Nasdaq:RCPT) announced today that Christian Waage has been appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company.
Mr. Waage joins Receptos from Websense Inc., where he served as Vice President and General Counsel from 2012 until its acquisition in 2013. Prior to Websense, he served as Vice President and General Counsel of Ardea Biosciences from 2008 until its acquisition in 2012. Prior to Ardea Biosciences, Mr. Waage practiced law for over a decade at DLA Piper, where he was a Partner. He received a JD from the University of San Diego School of Law and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of California, San Diego.
"Christian brings tremendous legal experience both in the biotechnology sector and more broadly," said Faheem Hasnain, President and Chief Executive Officer of Receptos. "Christian's leadership and guidance will support our efforts as we execute on our development programs, including our ongoing Phase 2/3 study of RPC1063 in relapsing multiple sclerosis as well as our Phase 2 study in ulcerative colitis."
Added Mr. Waage, "I see a great deal of promise in Receptos' pipeline of therapeutics as well as its skilled leadership team. Receptos is a fast-moving company with a history of strong execution, and I look forward to our evolution into a late-stage clinical development organization."
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About Receptos
Receptos is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutic candidates for the treatment of immune and metabolic diseases. The Company's lead program, RPC1063, is a sphingosine 1-phosphate 1 receptor (S1P1R) small molecule modulator candidate for immune indications, including relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The Company is also developing RPC4046, an anti-interleukin-13 (IL-13) antibody for an allergic/immune-mediated orphan disease, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Receptos has established expertise in high resolution protein crystal structure determination, biology and drug discovery for G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).