SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ignyta, Inc. (OTCQB:RXDX), an oncology precision medicine biotechnology company, announced today that Matthew Onaitis has been appointed to the newly created role of General Counsel and Secretary. Mr. Onaitis was previously Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Trius Therapeutics, Inc., where he led the legal and compliance functions through Trius’ acquisition by Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in September 2013. Mr. Onaitis assisted Cubist with integration activities through December 2013. Prior to Trius, Mr. Onaitis was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2006 until Somaxon’s acquisition by Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. in March 2013. Mr. Onaitis also previously served as Associate General Counsel for the oncology strategic business unit of Biogen Idec Inc. and as Director of Legal Affairs of Elan Corporation, plc.
“Matt has broad legal experience with development-stage and publicly-traded, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical companies,” said Jonathan Lim, M.D., Chairman and CEO of Ignyta. “In particular, his background in managing corporate governance and compliance programs, supporting operational teams, and advising on various business transactions will strengthen our management team as we strive to create value for patients with our proprietary oncology drug candidates and our integrated Rx/Dx discovery approach.”
About Ignyta, Inc.
Ignyta, Inc., located in San Diego, California, is a biotechnology company developing precision medicine with integrated Rx/Dx solutions for cancer patients. Our goal is to discover and develop revolutionary new drugs that target activated genes in cancer cells for the customized treatment of cancer patients. Our present focus is on the development of RXDX-101 and RXDX-102, our proprietary oral tyrosine kinase inhibitors that target solid tumor indications, and advancing our novel Spark discovery programs that leverage our proprietary cancer genomic and epigenomic knowledge bases. For more information, please visit: www.ignyta.com.
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