Aravive, Inc. announced the appointment of industry veteran, Scott Dove, Ph.D., as Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Dove has more than twenty years of experience in drug development. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager at PPD, where he provided strategic direction and oversight of PPD's Early Development Services business unit.

In this role, Dr. Dove was responsible for the organizational design and executive management of early phase CRO operations. Prior to joining PPD, he was an Executive Director of Clinical Development with Allergan, serving as global clinical development leader for Viberzi®/Truberzi® (eluxadoline). At Allergan, he negotiated marketing approvals, labeling, and post-marketing requirements for eluxadoline as a treatment for irritable bowel syndrome, while overseeing the development and operational execution of its label expansion and lifecycle management clinical strategy.

He previously oversaw the development of eluxadoline as program leader at Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., managing the program through successful NDA submission until the acquisition of Furiex by Actavis plc (now Allergan). Dr. Dove received his B.S. in biochemistry and a doctorate in pharmacology from Texas A&M University.