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  Press Release 9 November 2015  
 
 
 

Bone Therapeutics Appoints Thomas Lienard as Chief Business Officer


Gosselies, Belgium, 9 November 2015 - BONE THERAPEUTICS (Euronext Brussels and Paris: BOTHE), the bone cell therapy company addressing high unmet medical needs in the field of bone fracture repair and bone fracture prevention, today announces the appointment of Thomas Lienard as Chief Business Officer with immediate effect.


Mr Lienard (39) has over 15 years of national and international sales and marketing experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining Bone Therapeutics, Mr Lienard worked at Lundbeck, where he acted as Managing Director for Belgium and Luxemburg and was vital to the launch of several products. He led a team of  up to 80 employees, generating over EUR 50 million in sales. Before his position at Lundbeck, Mr Lienard worked at Eli Lilly and Company, where he held various positions in sales and marketing in Europe and the US, including Sales Director Belgium in 2010. Mr Lienard started his career in 1999 as consultant at McKinsey & Company.

Mr Lienard graduated from Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management as Master in Business Engineering in 1999 and obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School in Boston in 2004.

At Bone Therapeutics, Mr Lienard will assume responsibility for activities regarding business development, business operations and strategic planning.

Welcoming Thomas Lienard to the team, Enrico Bastianelli, CEO of Bone Therapeutics, said: "Thomas will bring invaluable expertise to our team. His experience in sales and marketing will help to maximise the potential of Bone Therapeutics’ pipeline of innovative products as they advance towards market approval and commercialization."

Commenting on his appointment, Thomas Lienard said: "I look forward to working with the team at Bone Therapeutics, a company with an innovative product pipeline underpinned by a solid scientific base. Following its IPO earlier this year and the establishment of its US headquarters, Bone Therapeutics is in an exciting phase of its development, and I am very pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to this."

 
 
 
 
 

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Bone Therapeutics SA

Enrico Bastianelli, Chief Executive Officer
Wim Goemaere, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +32 (0)2 529 59 90
investorrelations@bonetherapeutics.com

For Belgium and International Media Enquiries
Consilium Strategic Communications

Amber Fennell, Jessica Hodgson,
Lindsey Neville and Hendrik Thys
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bonetherapeutics@consilium-comms.com
 

For French Media and Investor Enquiries
NewCap Investor Relations & Financial Communications

Pierre Laurent, Louis-Victor Delouvrier and Nicolas Merigeau
Tel: + 33 (0)1 44 71 94 94
bone@newcap.fr

 

 
 

 
 
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About Bone Therapeutics

Bone Therapeutics is a leading biotechnology company specializing in the development of cell therapy products intended for bone fracture repair and fracture prevention. The current standard-of-care in this field involves major surgeries and long recovery periods. To overcome these problems, Bone Therapeutics is developing a range of innovative regenerative products containing osteoblastic/bone-forming cells, administrable via a minimally invasive percutaneous technique; a unique proposition in the market.
PREOB®, Bone Therapeutics’ autologous bone cell product, is currently in pivotal Phase IIB/III clinical studies for two indications: osteonecrosis and non-union fractures, and in Phase II for severe osteoporosis. ALLOB®, its allogeneic “off-the-shelf” bone cell product, is in Phase II for the treatment of delayed-union fractures and spinal fusion procedures. The Company also runs preclinical research programs and develops novel product candidates.
Founded in 2006, Bone Therapeutics is headquartered in Gosselies (South of Brussels, Belgium). Bone Therapeutics’ regenerative products are manufactured to the highest GMP standards and are protected by a rich IP estate covering 11 patent families. Further information is available at www.bonetherapeutics.com.


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