UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of July 2018
Commission File Number: 333-219066
Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
4150 St Catherine Street West, Suite 550
(Address of principal executive office)
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On July 5, 2018, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated July 5, 2018
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: July 5, 2018 | /s/ MICHAEL SINGER | |
| Michael Singer | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT 99.1
Clementia Appoints Industry Executive Shawn Tomasello to its Board of Directors
Accomplished Biopharma Leader Brings Over 30 Years of Experience Leading Strategic and Commercial Efforts
MONTREAL, July 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CMTA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company innovating new treatments for people with ultra-rare bone disorders and other diseases, today announced the appointment of accomplished industry executive, Shawn Cline Tomasello, to the company’s board of directors.
“We are thrilled to have Shawn join Clementia’s board of directors at this time. With two late-stage clinical programs advancing in clinical trials, Shawn’s broad commercial and strategic leadership experience will be extremely valuable as we plan for potential commercialization,” said Clarissa Desjardins, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Clementia.
Ms. Tomasello has extensive strategic experience in building world class organizations encompassing all aspects of commercial and medical affairs functions. Ms. Tomasello most recently served as chief commercial officer of Kite Pharma and was instrumental in building Kite, leading to its acquisition for $11.9 billion by Gilead Pharmaceuticals in 2017. Prior to joining Kite Pharma, Ms. Tomasello served as the chief commercial officer of commercial and medical affairs at Pharmacyclics, and was previously the president of the Americas, hematology and oncology for Celgene Corporation where she led the Company through five successful product launches encompassing eleven indications. Previously, Ms. Tomasello served in leading commercial roles with Genentech and other major pharmaceutical companies. Ms. Tomasello currently serves on the board of directors for Diplomat Pharmacy, Centrexion Therapeutics and Oxford BioTherapeutics.
Ms. Tomasello received her Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University of Cincinnati and her M.B.A. from Murray State University in Kentucky.
“I am very excited to contribute my knowledge and expertise to the goal of bringing a ground-breaking therapy to patients with FOP and MO,” said Ms. Tomasello. “Clementia has rapidly advanced its clinical programs, and I look forward to working with management and the board to bring palovarotene to patients.”
Concurrent with Ms. Tomasello’s appointment, Clementia also announced that Jean-François Pariseau, MSc, MBA, who has served on the company’s board of directors since our seed round in 2012, has stepped down from the board, effective immediately. Clementia wishes to thank Mr. Pariseau for his many contributions over the past six years.
About Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Clementia is a clinical-stage company innovating new treatments for people with ultra-rare bone disorders and other diseases with high medical need. The company’s lead product candidate, palovarotene, a novel RARγ agonist, is currently being evaluated in the Phase 3 MOVE Trial to treat fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) and in the Phase 2 MO-Ped Trial to treat multiple osteochondromas (MO, also known as multiple hereditary exostoses/MHE). Clementia is also investigating palovarotene for the potential treatment of other conditions that may benefit from RARγ therapy. For more information, please visit www.clementiapharma.com and connect with us on Twitter @ClementiaPharma.
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This press release may include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the applicable securities laws. Each forward-looking statement contained in this press release is subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results and those expressed or implied by such statement. In addition to statements which explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “will,” or “plans” to be uncertain and forward-looking. Applicable risks and uncertainties include, among others, our ability to generate revenue and become profitable; the risks related to our heavy reliance on palovarotene, our only current product candidate; the risks associated with the development of palovarotene and any future product candidate, including the demonstration of efficacy and safety; our heavy dependence on licensed intellectual property, including our ability to source and maintain licenses from third-party owners; as well as the risks identified under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as well as the other information we file with the SEC or on SEDAR. We caution investors not to rely on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release when making an investment decision in our securities. You are encouraged to read our filings with the SEC or on SEDAR, available at www.sec.gov or www.sedar.com, for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any of these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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