David Moatazedi is leaving behind the aesthetic medicines group at Allergan to run the newly public, aesthetics-only firm Evolus, where US and EU approval of the Botox competitor DWP-450 (prabotulinumtoxinA) is imminent and the new CEO says the opportunity is unparalleled.
At Allergan PLC, David Moatazedi was inside a large biopharmaceutical organization where aesthetic medicine is just part of the international corporation. Now, as the new CEO of Evolus Inc., Moatazedi will use his insider's perspective to build an aesthetic medicines company almost from scratch.
Moatazedi will help construct Evolus on top of what he sees as a strong foundation – the firm's DWP-450 (prabotulinumtoxinA)...
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