HOUSTON, April 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSTV) ("Plus" or the "Company"), a healthcare company developing and commercializing precision diagnostics and radiopharmaceuticals for central nervous system (CNS) cancers, today announced the appointment of Eric J. Daniels, M.D., MBA, as Chief Development Officer, effective April 20, 2026.

Dr. Daniels is a seasoned biotechnology executive with more than two decades of experience spanning clinical development, regulatory strategy, corporate operations, and business development. He most recently served as Chief Development Officer at Kiora Pharmaceuticals , where he oversaw the company's full development portfolio, including clinical, preclinical, and CMC activities, and worked closely with executive leadership and Kiora's board of directors to define and execute development strategy.

"Eric is a highly accomplished development leader with a proven ability to translate scientific innovation into clinically and commercially viable programs," said Marc Hedrick, M.D., MBA, Plus Therapeutics President and Chief Executive Officer. "His experience building and advancing therapeutic pipelines, combined with his strategic and operational expertise, will be instrumental as we accelerate the advancement of REYOBIQ and our broader CNS oncology portfolio."

Dr. Daniels brings a unique combination of development and entrepreneurial experience, having co-founded Bayon Therapeutics and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of OccuRx, where he led all aspects of corporate strategy, clinical development, and operations. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership roles at Cytori Therapeutics, Inc., where he contributed to global clinical development programs, strategic partnerships, and international commercialization initiatives.

"Plus Therapeutics is at a pivotal time in its promising development trajectory," said Dr. Daniels. "The Company's targeted radiotherapeutic platform is a highly differentiated approach to both targeting and treating CNS cancers, and I look forward to working with the team to advance REYOBIQ and deliver meaningful outcomes for patients and physicians."

Dr. Daniels received his M.D. from the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles and his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.

About CNSide Diagnostics, LLC

CNSide Diagnostics, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Plus Therapeutics, Inc. that develops and commercializes proprietary laboratory-developed tests, such as CNSide®, designed to identify tumor cells that have metastasized to the central nervous system in patients with carcinomas and melanomas. The CNSide® CSF Assay Platform enables quantitative analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid that informs and improves the management of patients with leptomeningeal metastases.

About Plus Therapeutics

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Plus Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing targeted radiotherapeutics for difficult-to-treat cancers of the central nervous system with the potential to enhance clinical outcomes. Combining image-guided local beta radiation and targeted drug delivery approaches, the Company is advancing a pipeline of product candidates with lead programs in leptomeningeal metastases (LM) and recurrent glioblastoma (GBM). The Company has built a supply chain through strategic partnerships that enable the development, manufacturing, and future potential commercialization of its products.

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Plus Therapeutics Appoints Eric J. Daniels, M.D., MBA, as Chief Development Officer to Advance Clinical Pipeline