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WARREN, N.J., Feb. 23, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:BLPH), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, today announced the appointment of Fabian Tenenbaum as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer.

“We are delighted to welcome Fabian to Bellerophon as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer,” stated Jonathan Peacock, Bellerophon’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Fabian brings nearly 15 years of executive-level experience in finance, business development and operations as well as a strong entrepreneurial track record.”

Mr. Tenenbaum joins Bellerophon from Anterios, Inc. a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of dermatology products, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Tenenbaum served as Chief Executive Officer with Syneron Beauty from 2011 to 2014, and Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Syneron Medical from 2007 to 2011. Prior to Syneron Medical, Mr. Tenenbaum was Vice President Americas for Radiancy, Inc., from 2002 to 2006, and Director, Commercial Operations and Corporate Development at Sunlight Medical, Inc. from 1999 to 2002.  Mr. Tenenbaum holds a Bachelor in Medicine (B.Md.) from Ben Gurion University, Israel and an MBA from Columbia Business School.  

Bellerophon also announced today that Jonathan Peacock has taken on an additional role as Chairman of Perceptive Bioscience Investments Ltd. and will divide his time between this new role and his continuing role as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bellerophon. Mr. Peacock commented, "We have established a very strong and experienced leadership team at Bellerophon who are well positioned to execute on the Phase 3 and Phase 2 clinical programs ahead of us in PAH, COPD and IPF. I'm looking forward to continuing to work closely with the team to complete these programs alongside my additional responsibilities.”

About Bellerophon

Bellerophon Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company focused on developing innovative therapies at the intersection of drugs and devices that address significant unmet medical needs in the treatment of cardiopulmonary diseases. The Company is currently developing three product candidates under its INOpulse program, a proprietary pulsatile nitric oxide delivery device. The first is for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), for which the Company intends to commence Phase 3 clinical trials in 2016. The second is for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PH-COPD), which is in Phase 2 development and the third candidate is for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension associated with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (PH-IPF). The Company’s plans also call for the completion of further work on the use of INOpulse to treat PH-COPD and PH-IPF during 2016. For more information, please visit www.bellerophon.com.

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Contact
At Bellerophon:
Amy Edmonds, Vice President
(908) 574-4765
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Melody Carey
(917) 322-2571