Pulmatrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: PULM), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative inhaled therapies to address serious pulmonary diseases today announced the appointment of Rick Batycky, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors.

"Rick brings deep expertise in drug development to the board and we are thrilled to welcome him," said Ted Raad, Chief Executive Officer of Pulmatrix. "His broad ranging experience in respiratory therapeutics, including Pulmatrix's iSPERSE™ dry powder inhalation technology will be invaluable as we consider opportunities to bring new therapeutics to market. We look forward to his strategic guidance as we strategically advance our iSPERSE™ platform."

Dr. Batycky has over two decades of experience with biotech start-ups from founding to acquisition across an array of platforms and disease states with significant expertise in inhaled drug development. He is currently the CEO at Nocion Therapeutics. Most recently, he was the Chief Scientific Officer and a founder of Civitas Therapeutics, which was acquired by Acorda. At Acorda, he was Chief Technology Officer where he led its novel dry powder inhalation therapy to treat motor issues in Parkinson's patients through to FDA approval as Inbrija™. Prior to that he was Chief Scientific Officer and Senior VP of R&D at Pulmatrix and held prior positions at Alkermes and Advanced Inhalation Research. Dr. Batycky received his B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary and his S.M. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Dr. Batycky said, "I believe that Pulmatrix's iSPERSE™ platform technology has tremendous potential to improve the standard of care for patients suffering from serious pulmonary disease. I look forward to helping advance their critically important pipeline."

About Pulmatrix 

Pulmatrix is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative inhaled therapies to address serious pulmonary disease using its patented iSPERSE™ technology. The Company's proprietary product pipeline is focused on advancing treatments for serious lung diseases, including Pulmazole, an inhaled anti-fungal for patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ("ABPA"), and PUR1800, a narrow spectrum kinase inhibitor for patients with obstructive lung diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ("COPD"). Pulmatrix's product candidates are based on iSPERSE™, its proprietary engineered dry powder delivery platform, which seeks to improve therapeutic delivery to the lungs by maximizing local concentrations and reducing systemic side effects to improve patient outcomes.