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Qnovia Appoints Mario Danek as President and CEO; James Watson as COO

PRIVATEApr 10, 2025

Position

Chief Operating Officer

Company

Qnovia

James Watson
RichmondBiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalTherapeuticsPharmaceutical

Description

Qnovia, Inc. has announced the appointments of Mario Danek as President and CEO and James Watson as Chief Operating Officer. These strategic leadership updates are aimed at supporting the company's next phase of growth and its upcoming product launch.

Quick answer

Qnovia Appoints Mario Danek as President and CEO; James Watson as COO (April 10, 2025). Qnovia is based in Richmond, Virginia, United States.

Who is the new Chief Operating Officer at Qnovia?
Qnovia named James Watson Chief Operating Officer, announced April 10, 2025.
What did Qnovia announce on April 10, 2025?
Qnovia, Inc. has announced the appointments of Mario Danek as President and CEO and James Watson as Chief Operating Officer. These strategic leadership updates are aimed at supporting the company's next phase of growth and its upcoming product launch.
What does Qnovia do?
Qnovia was formerly known as Respira Technologies.
Where is Qnovia based?
Qnovia is based in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
Which similar companies made leadership changes around the same time?
Bristol Myers Squibb (March 20, 2025), Arcutis (April 13, 2025), Lifecore Biomedical (April 14, 2025) and Inhibikase Therapeutics (April 14, 2025) also announced leadership changes within 45 days of Qnovia.

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Company Information

Company

Qnovia

Location

2920 WEST BROAD ST.

Richmond, Virginia, United States

About

Qnovia was formerly known as Respira Technologies. Qnovia, Inc. is a pharma company focused on developing and commercializing proprietary inhalation device technologies to improve patient outcomes. The company’s drug delivery platform, the RespiRx™, is the first orientation-agnostic, portable vibrating mesh nebulizer that effectively operates in any position held by the patient. Qnovia sees significant opportunity to utilize its drug delivery technologies to improve the treatment of Asthma, COPD, Vaccine Delivery, Pain Management, and several generic as well as select investigational new drugs. The company was founded by Mario Danek in 2018 to build cutting-edge drug delivery platforms that improve patient outcomes through superior device technologies.

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