BELGIUM – January 9, 2023, 10:30pm CET / 4:30pm ET – Nyxoah SA (Euronext Brussels/Nasdaq: NYXH)(“Nyxoah” or the “Company”), a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative solutions to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), today announced that it has appointed Mr. Daniel Wildman as an Independent Director to its Board of Directors*.
Mr. Wildman is a 40-year veteran of the medical device industry. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Progenerative Medical, Inc. and a Strategic Advisor to several medical device and pharmaceutical companies. He also serves as member of the Board of Directors of UroGen Pharma, Ltd.
Mr. Wildman spent most of his career with Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”), where he led the Digital Surgery Strategy Initiative, J&J’s DuPuy Synthes Spine franchise and J&J’s Ethicon Biosurgery division. Before J&J, Mr. Wildman spent ten years with Boston Scientific Corporation in a variety of sales, marketing, operations, and strategic planning roles.
Robert Taub, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nyxoah, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Mr. Wildman to Nyxoah’s Board. His wealth of experience and knowledge in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries will be invaluable as Nyxoah expands its R&D, clinical and commercial strategies.”
Mr. Wildman added: “I am very impressed by the patient-centric design of Nyxoah’s Genio® hypoglossal nerve stimulation system and the benefits it can offer those suffering with obstructive sleep apnea. As a member of the Board, I look forward to working with Nyxoah’s leadership team to obtain approval and launch Genio® in the United States.”
* Wildman Ventures LLC, represented by Mr. Daniel Wildman, has been appointed as Director. The appointment is effective immediately, subject to confirmation by the Company’s shareholders at the next shareholders' meeting.
About Nyxoah
Nyxoah is a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative solutions to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Nyxoah’s lead solution is the Genio® system, a patient-centered, leadless and battery-free hypoglossal neurostimulation therapy for OSA, the world’s most common sleep disordered breathing condition that is associated with increased mortality risk and cardiovascular comorbidities. Nyxoah is driven by the vision that OSA patients should enjoy restful nights and feel enabled to live their life to its fullest.
Following the successful completion of the BLAST OSA study, the Genio® system received its European CE Mark in 2019. Following the positive outcomes of the BETTER SLEEP study, Nyxoah received CE mark approval for the expansion of its therapeutic indications to Complete Concentric Collapse (CCC) patients, currently contraindicated in competitors’ therapy. Additionally, the Company is currently conducting the DREAM IDE pivotal study for FDA and US commercialization approval.
