Bexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Appoints Dr. Catherine Pearce, DHSc, MBA, to Board of Directors
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COVINGTON, Ky., Oct. 10, 2023 ~ Bexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has appointed Dr. Catherine Pearce, DHSc, MBA to its Board of Directors. The appointment is effective October 1, 2023.

Dr. Pearce is a biopharmaceutical executive with 25 years of experience in drug development, corporate development and C-Suite roles. She has led hundreds of global clinical trials at Medpace and built out business development and marketing teams there. At Teva Pharmaceuticals, she evaluated generics for repurposing which led to the approval of Uzedy for the treatment of schizophrenia. She also co-founded CinRx, a biotech incubator which developed 6 portfolio companies including CinCor which was acquired by AstraZeneca in February 2023. Additionally, she is the founder and CEO of JucaBio and a member of the Board of Trustees at Xavier University as well as an Advisor to several start-ups. Dr. Pearce holds a BS and MBA from Xavier University and a Doctorate of Health Sciences (DHSc) from Nova Southeastern University.

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Scott Shively, CEO and President of Bexion Pharmaceuticals commented on the appointment: "We are excited to welcome Catherine as a key member of our Board as Bexion enters the next stage of our growth and progresses our clinical development program for BXQ-350." He added that her deep experience in shepherding drugs through clinical development and successfully closing transactions will be an asset to the company as it continues to progress.

Dr. Pearce expressed her enthusiasm about joining Bexion at this critical inflection point in their development: "I am excited to be joining Bexion at this critical inflection point in their development of BXQ-350. Helping to bring this promising medicine forward to patients as efficiently as possible is a great opportunity."

Cincinnati Children's Hospital & Medical Center which licensed its technology to Bexion stated that they are proud to have Dr. Pearce represent them on the Board: "Catherine is an accomplished biotech leader in both Cincinnati and the industry at large."
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