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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 19, 2018
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Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware | 001-36845 | 47-3116175 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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184 Liberty Corner Road, Suite 302 Warren, New Jersey | 07059 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 574-4770
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 24, 2018, Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Hunter Gillies, M.D., would serve as acting Chief Medical Officer of the Company.
Dr. Gillies has spent more than 20 years in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry working on early and late phase clinical drug development. From 2010-2015, Dr. Gillies served as Senior Director at Gilead Sciences, where he led the pulmonary vascular disease program and the AMBITION study. Prior to this, from 1998-2010, Dr. Gillies served in increasingly senior roles at Pfizer, most recently as Director & Clinical Lead. While at Pfizer, Dr. Gillies worked on the PDE5 inhibitor programs supporting the development of sildenafil and back up compounds in both cardiovascular and pulmonary vascular disease indications. Dr. Gillies is trained in internal medicine, exercise physiology and sports medicine.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | | BELLEROPHON THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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Date: October 24, 2018 | | | | By: | | /s/ Fabian Tenenbaum |
| | | | | | Name: Fabian Tenenbaum Title: Chief Executive Officer |