Richard W. Pascoe

Biography

Richard W. Pascoe has been a director and served as our Chief Executive Officer since March 2013 and has served as the Company’s Secretary since February 2015. Mr. Pascoe joined the Company following the merger of Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. with Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. Mr. Pascoe was the Chief Executive Officer of Somaxon from August 2008 until joining the Company and was responsible for the FDA approval of Somaxon’s lead drug Silenor®. Prior to Somaxon, Mr. Pascoe was with ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company where he was most recently Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Research Interest

 Pharmaceutical