PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 18, 2026--
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“Infection is the most significant, unsolved problem in orthopedics, and I’ve spent my career watching surgeons challenged to address them and the persistent biofilm with the tools available. Devices alone aren't going to solve this,” said Czartoski. “Peptilogics is the first group I've seen approaching the root cause with a drug designed specifically for it, and I wanted to be part of what comes next."
"The only real tool surgeons have had against device-related infections is more surgery. We are aiming to change that with zaloganan, and Tim is going to help us change it," said Jonathan Steckbeck, Ph.D., CEO of Peptilogics. "He's led billion-dollar launches at the largest orthopedic companies in the world, and he knows what it takes to change surgical practice. As we move forward, his commercial experience, instincts and relationships will be invaluable."
Czartoski is passionate about healthcare and orthopedic innovation. He spent 22 years at DePuy Synthes (Johnson & Johnson), where he led the $5.4B US orthopedics business across Joint Reconstruction, Trauma, Spine, Sports, and CMF. He then served as president of U.S. Surgical and Global R&D at Enovis. He also serves as a volunteer board director at Matthew 25, a non-profit clinic that provides free healthcare to those unable to afford insurance in his local community. He holds an M.S. in Technology Management from Columbia University, an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, and a B.S. from The Ohio State University.
About Peptilogics
Peptilogics is a surgical therapeutics company dedicated to curing and preventing devastating medical device-related infections. The company’s lead candidate, zaloganan (PLG0206), is a first-in-class, broad-spectrum anti-biofilm drug candidate currently being evaluated in the RETAIN Phase 2/3 registration trial for the treatment of prosthetic joint infection (PJI), the first of multiple potential indications in the broader medical device-related infection market. For more information, visit www.peptilogics.com.
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Tim Czartoski, orthopedic executive and former president of DePuy Synthes U.S. and most recently president of U.S. Surgical and Global R&D at Enovis, has joined the Peptilogics board of directors. His background in leading large orthopedic device businesses, including successful launches of robotic technology platforms and one of the industry’s most advanced knee systems, lends significant value to Peptilogics as it moves towards bringing meaningful innovation to market. Czartoski sees tremendous opportunity in therapeutic solutions that advance or complement current approaches to prosthetic joint infections (PJI) and medical device-related infections (MDRI), complications that have been addressed almost exclusively through device and surgical innovation for more than fifty years.
