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Jun 8, 2023
ContraFect to Present New Data Demonstrating the Potential Efficacy of Its Engineered Lysins Against Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens at ASM Microbe 2023
May 15, 2023
ContraFect is developing first-in-class biologic therapies for life-threatening, drug-resistant infectious diseases.
ContraFect is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing biologic therapies for life-threatening, drug-resistant infectious diseases, particularly those treated in hospital settings. An estimated 700,000 deaths worldwide each year are attributed to antimicrobial-resistant infections. We intend to address life threatening infections using our therapeutic product candidates from our platform of direct lytic agents (DLAs), which include lysins and amurin peptides. We believe DLAs provide the opportunity to make meaningful improvements to clinical outcomes and to change the treatment paradigm for patients infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Our initial product candidates are new agents to treat lethal, resistant infections such as methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) and Gram-negative pathogens like multi-drug resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
We leverage our lysin and amurin peptide platforms to develop innovative new therapies.
View Technology » View Product Pipeline »Our leadership team has a track record of creating shareholder value.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Dr. Pomerantz has served as Chairman of our board of directors and our Chief Executive Officer since April 2019. Prior to that, he had served as Vice Chairman of our board of directors since May 2014. From November 2013 to Dece...
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Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Messinger has served as our Chief Financial Officer since November 2018. Prior to that, he had served as Vice President of Finance since November 2012. Mr. Messinger has more than 20 years of experience in finance and accou...
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General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Data Protection Officer
Ms. Bogdanos has served as our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since August 2014, and served as our Data Protection Officer since July 2018. She has over 20 years of experience in the legal field, at least 15 of which w...
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Vice President of Clinical Microbiology
Dr. Ambler has served as our Vice President of Clinical Microbiology since February 2020. Dr. Ambler has over 25 years of experience working in antibacterial drug development in the pharmaceutical industry and a hospital antibi...
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Vice President of Program Management and Development Operations
Ms. Capra has served as our Vice President of Program Management and Development Operations since February 2021. Prior to that, she had served as Executive Director of Program Management since November 2015. Ms. Capra is a Cert...
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Vice President of Human Resources
Mr. Salamone joined ContraFect in October 2020 and currently serves as our Vice President of Human Resources. He brings over 15 years of experience being a strategic partner within management and executive teams, assistin...
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Vice President of Research
Dr. Schuch joined ContraFect in 2011 as the VP of Research where his work has supported the continued development of exebacase from IND candidacy through to our ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial. Prior to ContraFect, Dr. Schuch he...
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Senior Vice President of Translational Sciences and Preclinical Development
Dr. Woodnutt joined ContraFect in June 2021 as the Senior Vice President of Translational Sciences and Preclinical Development. He brings over 30 years of experience leading the discovery and development of innovative therapies...
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Dr. Pomerantz has served as Chairman of our board of directors and our Chief Executive Officer since April 2019. Prior to that, he had served as Vice Chairman of our board of directors since May 2014. From November 2013 to Dece...
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Lead Independent Director
Dr. Barer joined Celanese Research Company in 1974 and formed the Biotechnology Group that was spun out to form Celgene. Dr. Barer was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from May 1, 2006 until June 16, 2010 and served as Exec...
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Vice Chairman of the Board
Dr. Gilman has served on the board of directors since May 2015. He was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors from May 2015 until April 2019. Prior to ContraFect, he served as the Executive Vice Presiden...
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Director
Mr. Sucoff has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2010. Mr. Sucoff has more than 30 years of securities industry experience encompassing supervisory, banking and sales responsibilities. He has participated i...
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Director
Mr. Low has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2014. Mr. Low has worked as an investment banker since 1987, with broad investment and advisory experience in the life sciences, biotechnology and medical tec...
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Director
Dr. Otto has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2014. Most recently, he was Chief Scientific Officer of Pharmasset from October 1999 until February 2012, when the company was acquired by Gilead Sciences. H...
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Director
Dr. Aklog is Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM). Dr. Aklog has served as Executive Chairman of Lucid Diagnostics Inc. since its inception in 2018, as a co-founding Partner of both Pav...
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Director
Dr. Barlow is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Jane Barlow & Associates, LLC, Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer at Real Endpoints. She is a senior advisory to MIT’s Center for Biomedical Innovati...
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