Rafael Holdings, Inc. Announces Executive Appointments
August 17, 2021 at 10:11 am
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Rafael Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of three senior biopharmaceutical leaders to its executive management team: Gus Kodersha, Chief Technical Operations Officer; Melissa Lozner, Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer; and Brandi Robinson, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. Most recently, Gus was the Vice President Tech Ops and CMC at Ovid Therapeutics, and his career accomplishments include leading CMC technical development across different clinical stages at start-ups and established biotech companies. Melissa Lozner is a highly experienced legal and compliance leader with 20 years of diverse international and US experience in the health care industry and beyond. She was a litigation attorney in private practice and an in-house corporate attorney prior to serving as Vice President, Head of Ethics, Risk & Compliance at Novartis. Brandi Robinson is an accomplished communications executive that brings more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceuticals, medical device and consumer health industries specializing in strategic communications, media relations, issues management, patient education campaigns, corporate reputation, and product and internal communications.
Rafael Holdings, Inc. is a holding company with interests in clinical and early-stage pharmaceutical companies. The Company's segments include healthcare and real estate. The Company's investments include Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which is a cancer metabolism-based therapeutics company; LipoMedix Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company; Barer Institute Inc., which is a preclinical cancer metabolism research operation; Cyclo Therapeutics Inc., which is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to developing medicines for patients and families living with diseases through its therapeutic asset like Trappsol and Cyclo; Day Three Labs, Inc., which offers pharmaceutical-grade technology like Unlokt, and Rafael Medical Devices, LLC, which is an orthopedic-focused medical device company developing instruments to advance minimally invasive surgeries. Its real estate segment comprises of a portion of a commercial building in Israel.