James E. Goldschmidt, Ph.D. Joins CASI Pharmaceuticals As Vice President Of Business Development

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASI), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to innovative therapeutics addressing cancer and other unmet medical needs, welcomes James E. Goldschmidt, Ph.D. to lead its business development team.  Dr. Goldschmidt is responsible for developing new partnerships and brings to the Company more than 25 years of biotechnology and pharmaceutical experience, including most recently at Macrophage Therapeutics, and prior thereto at ImmuneXcite, TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, and SmithKline Beecham.  Dr. Goldschmidt is a graduate of Villanova University and holds a master's degree from Drexel University and a Ph.D. from Temple University School of Medicine.

Ken K. Ren, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of CASI Pharmaceuticals, commented, "We welcome Jim to CASI's management team.  With Jim joining CASI we now have additional dedicated resources to advance our global business development strategy. I am confident that Jim's extensive knowledge and experience, especially in the oncology sector, will better position us to aggressively seek partnership opportunities." 

About CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

CASI is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the acquisition, development and commercialization of innovative therapeutics addressing cancer and other unmet medical needs for the global market with a commercial focus on China. CASI's product pipeline includes exclusive rights to MARQIBO^® (vinCRIStine sulfate LIPOSOME injection), ZEVALIN^® (ibritumomab tiuxetan) and EVOMELA™ (CE-Melphalan HCI for injection) for greater China (including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau). CASI's development pipeline also includes its proprietary drug candidate ENMD-2076, a selective angiogenic kinase inhibitor currently in multiple Phase 2 oncology studies, and 2ME2 (2-methoxyestradial) an orally active compound that has antiproliferative, antiangiogenic and anti-inflammatory properties. CASI is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland and has a wholly owned subsidiary and R&D operations in Beijing, China. More information on CASI is available at www.casipharmaceuticals.com and in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act with respect to the outlook for expectations for future financial or business performance, strategies, expectations and goals, including, without limitation, with respect to the closing of the private placement offering and the anticipated use of the net proceeds.  Forward looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and no duty to update forward-looking statements is assumed.  Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, including: the risk that the final closing of the private placement offering does not occur, that we may be unable to continue as a going concern as a result of our inability to raise sufficient capital for our operational needs; the volatility in the market price of our common stock; risks relating to interests of our largest stockholders that differ from our other stockholders; the risk of substantial dilution of existing stockholders in future stock issuances, including as a result of the closing of the private placement offering; the difficulty of executing our business strategy in China; our inability to enter into strategic partnerships for the development, commercialization, manufacturing and distribution of our proposed product candidates or future candidates; risks relating to the need for additional capital and the uncertainty of securing additional funding on favorable terms; risks associated with our product candidates; risks associated with any early-stage products under development; the risk that results in preclinical models are not necessarily indicative of clinical results; uncertainties relating to preclinical and clinical trials, including delays to the commencement of such trials; the lack of success in the clinical development of any of our products; dependence on third parties; and risks relating to the commercialization, if any, of our proposed products (such as marketing, safety, regulatory, patent, product liability, supply, competition and other risks).  Such factors, among others, could have a material adverse effect upon our business, results of operations and financial condition.  We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which only speak as of the date made. Additional information about the factors and risks that could affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, are contained in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.sec.gov.

MARQIBO^®, ZEVALIN^® and EVOMELA™ are proprietary to Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its affiliates.

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