Appointments: Neurotrope, Concert, Lannett, Peregrine, Allergan, Amneal, Acticor, Alliance Pharma

The latest biopharma industry appointments include new CEOs at Neurotrope, Lannett, Amneal and Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, a new CFO at Concert Pharmaceuticals, a new EVP of global operations at Allergan, a new CMO at Acticor, and a US country manager for Alliance Pharma.

Neurotrope Inc. has appointed Charles Ryan CEO, effective Feb. 15, 2018, following the resignation of Susanne Wilke. Ryan served as senior vice president and chief intellectual property counsel at Forest Laboratories for more than 10 years, and is currently president and CEO of Orthobond Corp. Neurotrope is evaluating bryostatin-1 in a Phase II study for advanced Alzheimer's disease, and is conducting preclinical studies of bryostatin for Fragile X syndrome, Niemann-Pick type C disease, and Rett syndrome.

Concert Pharmaceuticals Inc., the US biopharma company creating a pipeline of deuterated new medicines, has appointed Marc Becker as CFO, effective Jan. 4, 2018

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