Prior to joining Anesiva, Dr Houghton was chief medical officer of Eleos, a private company. From 2005 to 2007, he was vice president of clinical and regulatory affairs at Alexza Pharmaceuticals.
Michael Kranda, president and CEO of Anesiva, said: “Bill brings to Anesiva deep commercial and product development expertise with pain management products, and a medical background in anesthesiology. I also look forward to working with Bill to evaluate opportunities to expand Anesiva’s portfolio of pain management products.”