Strongbridge Biopharma plc Announces Appointment of Garheng Kong, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, to its Board of Directors

Strongbridge Biopharma plc announced today that Garheng Kong, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, founder and managing partner of HealthQuest Capital, has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. The Company also announced today that Joseph M. Mahady, who has served as a director, has elected to step down from the Strongbridge Biopharma Board of Directors.

"We are pleased to welcome Garheng to our Board of Directors during this important period of growth and evolution for Strongbridge Biopharma,” said Matthew Pauls, president, chief executive officer and member of the Board of Directors of Strongbridge Biopharma plc.

"Garheng’s industry footprint, notable successes and involvement within the healthcare space will undoubtedly be of significant value to Strongbridge Biopharma,” said John H. Johnson, chairman of the Board of Directors. "Matt and the Board of Directors join me in acknowledging and thanking Joe for his dedication and contributions to the Company over the years and we wish him all the best,” Johnson added.

Dr. Kong has nearly 20 years of clinical and technical experience in creating and building high-growth and innovation-based healthcare businesses. He currently serves on the Boards of Alimera Sciences, Castle Biosciences, Cempra, Duke University Medical Center, First Aid Shot Therapy, Histogenics, Laboratory Corporation of America, Trice Medical and VirMedica. He previously served on the Boards of SEBIO, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and numerous industry groups. He received two undergraduate degrees in Chemical Engineering and Biological Sciences from Stanford University and earned his M.D., Ph.D. and MBA from Duke University. Dr. Kong’s early career included positions at GlaxoSmithKline, McKinsey and TherOx, before joining Intersouth Partners.

"I am pleased to join Strongbridge Biopharma’s Board of Directors and look forward to contributing my experience and helping to further the Company’s efforts to deliver promising therapeutic options for the rare disease community,” said Garheng Kong, M.D., Ph.D., MBA.

About Strongbridge Biopharma

Following the successful completion of its exchange offer to acquire the issued ordinary shares of Cortendo AB, Strongbridge Biopharma is now the new parent company of the Cortendo group. The group’s strategic focus is to build a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, in-licensing, acquisition and eventual commercialization of complementary product candidates across multiple franchises that target rare diseases. The group’s lead product candidate, COR-003 (levoketoconazole), is a cortisol inhibitor that is currently being studied in the global Phase 3 trial for the treatment of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome. COR- 003 has received orphan designation from both the European Medicines Agency and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The group recently expanded its rare endocrine disease franchise with the completion of transactions for two Phase 2 product candidates: COR-004, a novel second-generation antisense compound, which is in clinical development for acromegaly and designed to block the synthesis of growth hormone receptor (GHr) thereby reducing levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in the blood; and COR-005, a next-generation somatostatin analog (SSA) with a unique receptor affinity profile, being investigated for the treatment of acromegaly, with potential additional applications in Cushing’s disease and neuroendocrine tumors. The group's intent is to independently commercialize its rare endocrine assets in key global markets.

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