Exhibit 99.7
CONSENT TO BE NAMED AS
A PERSON ABOUT TO BECOME A DIRECTOR
The undersigned hereby consents to be named in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 to which this Consent has been filed as an exhibit, or any amendment thereto, as a person who shall become a Director of Dipexium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., such appointment to become effective upon consummation of the merger, as described in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus contained therein.
/s/ Robert Casale
Robert Casale
Date: January 24, 2017