October 22, 2010 (FinancialWire) (Go to http://www.financialwire.net/?s=ftrdnwswnd for all of today’s featured news.) — Transdel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: TDLP) has appointed John N. Bonfiglio, Ph.D. as its chief executive officer and president.   Bonfiglio will also serve as a director on Transdel's board.

Bonfiglio most recently worked as the president and CEO of Argos Therapeutics and prior to that was the CEO of The Immune Response Corp. He was also the CEO of Peregrine Pharmaceuticals and held senior management positions with Cypress Biosciences, Baxter Healthcare and Allergan, Inc.  

California-based Transdel Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company developing non-invasive, topically delivered products. The company's Transdel cream formulation technology is designed to facilitate the effective penetration of a range of products through the tough skin barrier.

Ketotransdel, the company's lead pain product candidate, has completed a Phase 3 clinical trial and utilizes the Transdel technology to deliver the active drug, ketoprofen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug through the skin directly into the underlying tissues.

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