Seelos Therapeutics, Inc. announced the addition of Scott Applebaum to its team as lead strategic regulatory consultant. Mr. Applebaum possesses over two decades of industry experience working with public and private companies handling regulatory interactions with the FDA and international regulatory agencies, global drug launches, company-wide corporate and legal affairs and merger and acquisition activities. Mr. Applebaum most recently served as President of privately-owned Context Therapeutics and General Counsel and Secretary at Vitae Pharmaceuticals. At Vitae, he worked closely with the CEO and Board of Directors on the successful sale of the clinical stage biopharmaceutical company to Allergan Pharmaceuticals for $639 million, a 159% premium to its then-publicly traded market value. Prior to those roles, he served as Corporate Secretary for Medgenics, Inc., a clinical stage, publicly traded biotech company and spent 10 years at Shire Pharmaceuticals. During his tenure at Shire, Mr. Applebaum helped to build the company’s global CNS-focused footprint where he led the strategy and execution of its legal, regulatory, and commercial functions. He held several senior roles at Shire including General Manager of International ADHD, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, and Global Neuroscience Business Unit Head. Before Shire, for seven years he had roles of increasing responsibility in the legal department of Bristol-Myers Squibb company. Mr. Applebaum earned a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School, where he was on the law review, and a B.S. in Economics from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated summa cum laude. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey bars, and is a certified public accountant (CPA).