Edgewise Therapeutics announced the appointment of John Moore to the newly created position of General Counsel. Mr. Moore has many years of experience as General Counsel for small molecule biopharmaceutical companies working in a range of therapeutic areas. This comes at an important time as Edgewise advances EDG-5506, the company’s lead product candidate, in clinical development for Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD and BMD). Prior to joining Edgewise, Mr. Moore was General Counsel and Secretary at Peloton Therapeutics, where he led the legal aspects of the company’s initial public offering (IPO) efforts and was a key advisor on its acquisition by Merck on the eve of its planned IPO.