Veteran clinical leader with successful track record and experience to help guide the Company’s clinical strategy in Fibrostenotic Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Carlsbad, CA, July 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Palisade Bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALI) (“Palisade”, “Palisade Bio”, or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing novel therapeutics for patients living with autoimmune, inflammatory, and fibrotic diseases, today announced it has appointed Emil Chuang, MB BS FRACP to its Board of Directors.
Dr. Chuang is a pediatric gastroenterologist with nearly 25 years of pharmaceutical and clinical experience spanning large pharma, biotech, therapeutics, medical nutrition, and diagnostics. His expertise spans from preclinical translational medicine through Phase 1-4 clinical development. Notably, his leadership has contributed to multiple drug development programs, including two successful regulatory approvals (NDA/sBLA): infliximab for pediatric Crohn’s disease and lorcaserin for morbid obesity.
Following a successful academic career as an Assistant Professor at both Duke University and the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Chuang transitioned into the pharmaceutical industry, where he has earned a reputation for simplifying complex challenges into actionable development strategies. His work includes significant contributions to programs targeting inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including infliximab and vedolizumab.
“We are very pleased to welcome Emil to our Board of Directors. His extensive clinical development experience and deep understanding of IBD will provide valuable insight as we continue to execute our clinical programs. We look forward to leveraging his knowledge to advance our pipeline,” commented JD Finley, Chief Executive Officer of Palisade Bio.
“I am excited to work with the Palisade team to help unlock the full value of its pipeline and bring meaningful solutions to patients where there remain unmet medical needs,” added Dr. Chuang. “The progress made to date, as well as the data demonstrated by PALI-2108 for addressing Fibrostenotic Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis is very compelling, and I look forward to helping advance these important programs.”
Dr. Chuang currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer at Intrinsic Medicine, a privately held biotechnology company. He also leads Chuang Global Consulting, his independent advisory firm. His prior leadership roles include Head of GI Clinical Development for Nestlé Health Science, Head of GI Translational Research and Early Clinical at Takeda, and Head of GI Precision Medicine at Progenity. Over the course of his career, Dr. Chuang has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, and book chapters.
He received his medical degree (MB BS) from the University of Sydney, Australia and completed his pediatrics specialty training (FRACP) in Australia before moving to the United States, where he completed subspecialty training in both pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.
About Palisade Bio
Palisade Bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and advancing novel therapeutics for patients living with autoimmune, inflammatory, and fibrotic diseases. The Company believes that by using a targeted approach with its novel therapeutics it will transform the treatment landscape. For more information, please go to www.palisadebio.com.
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