New CFO at Evolus, Inc.

Lauren Silvernail is the new Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Corporate Development at Evolus, Inc.

Silvernail joins Evolus from Revance Therapeutics where she most recently served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer. Prior to her time at Revance Therapeutics, Silvernail was Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Corporate Development at ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. working to grow the business from development stage through commercialization and into profitability until its acquisition by Bausch + Lomb. Prior to ISTA, Silvernail served in various operating and corporate development positions for Allergan, most recently as Vice President of Business Development, where she led and closed acquisitions, licensing and commercial co-promotion transactions.

 “I am excited to join Evolus at this critical juncture in the evolving competitive landscape of the neurotoxin market,” says Silvernail in a news release.

Evolus’  lead candidate DWP-450, also known by the chemical name prabotulinumtoxinA, is a 900 kDa purified botulinum toxin type A complex that is being evaluated for the treatment of moderate to severe glabellar lines.

The US Food and Drug Administration did not approve DWP-450 in mid-May, citing deficiencies related to the chemistry and manufacturing. As a result, the company pushed its estimate for the launch of the drug to the spring of next year. Read more here.