Acadia Pharmaceuticals CEO Catherine Owen Adams is focused on executing near-term growth and building out a pipeline to continue the momentum the company has built in the past year. Owen Adams joined Acadia in September after a lengthy career in big pharma, including most recently overseeing Bristol Myers Squibb’s US business.
Acadia’s New CEO Outlines Growth Strategy
Continuing to grow Nuplazid and Daybue are top priorities along with pipeline and business development, Catherine Owen Adams told Scrip.

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