NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:PGNX), an oncology company developing innovative targeted medicines and artificial intelligence to find, fight and follow cancer, today announced its Board of Directors has appointed David W. Mims as interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Mims, a member of Progenics’ Board of Directors, will assume the leadership of the executive team while the Board of Directors conducts a search to identify a permanent Chief Executive Officer.

“David is a veteran pharmaceutical executive with deep experience leading multiple commercial organizations, including growing Aptalis Pharma to $475 million in annual net sales in the U.S.,” said Ann MacDougall, Interim Chair of the Board. “As the new Progenics Board of Directors assesses our corporate strategy and pipeline initiatives, we are pleased to have David providing internal leadership and guidance through this new chapter of the Company.”

During his career as a pharmaceutical executive, Mr. Mims has played a significant role in raising over $1 billion in capital and successfully leading multiple commercial organizations, including new product launches. Mr. Mims was also an integral part of multiple transactions, including the sale of Scandipharm to Axcan Pharma, Inc. for ~$100 million, the sale of Axcan Pharma, Inc. to TPG Capital for $1.3 billion, the acquisition of Eurand, Inc. for $583 million and the sale of Aptalis to Forest Laboratories for $2.9 billion. Mr. Mims previously served as President, U.S. Specialty Pharmaceuticals, for Aptalis Pharma Inc., a privately held pharmaceutical company, from May 2011 until May 2014, shortly after it was acquired by Forest Laboratories, Inc. At Aptalis, Mr. Mims managed over 200 employees and grew the business to over $475 million in annual net sales. He previously held the same role at Axcan Intermediate Holdings Inc., the parent company of Axcan Pharma Inc., from February 2008 until May 2014 and as a member on its board from 2000 to 2007. Mr. Mims also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Axcan after the company acquired Scandipharm, Inc., a privately held pharmaceutical company that Mr. Mims helped found and served as Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Mims currently serves as a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants and on the board of directors of Guideway Care, a healthcare company that provides technology-enabled care guidance, and SouthPoint Bank, a community banking institution. Mr. Mims received his B.S. in accounting from Auburn University.

About PROGENICS
Progenics is an oncology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative targeted medicines and artificial intelligence to find, fight and follow cancer, including: therapeutic agents designed to treat cancer (AZEDRA^®, 1095, and PSMA TTC); prostate-specific membrane antigen (“PSMA”) targeted imaging agents for prostate cancer (PyL™ and 1404); and imaging analysis technology (aBSI and PSMA AI). Progenics has three commercial products, AZEDRA, for the treatment of patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma (rare neuroendocrine tumors of neural crest origin) who require systemic anticancer therapy; and oral and subcutaneous formulations of RELISTOR^® (methylnaltrexone bromide) for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation, which are partnered with Bausch Health Companies Inc.

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