Manhattan Scientifics Recruits Robert R. Proulx as Its New President & Chief Operating Officer for Its Senior Scientific Subs...
January 14 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Strengthening Management Team for Drive Toward
Commercial Developments
Manhattan Scientifics, Inc. (OTCQB:MHTX) has recruited Robert R.
Proulx (pronounced “Pru”) to the position of President and Chief
Operating Officer of its Senior Scientific LLC subsidiary,
effective January 12. As previously announced, Gerald Grafe, former
president of Senior Scientific, is remaining with Senior Scientific
to focus on strategic relationships and intellectual property
issues. Edward R. Flynn, PhD, founder of Senior Scientific, is
remaining as Chief Scientist.
Mr. Proulx’s responsibilities will include building Senior
Scientific’s core capabilities in nano-particle technology and
expanding on the collaborations in place with the MD Anderson
Cancer Center in Houston and The University of New Mexico Health
Sciences Center, Albuquerque, to help further develop and
strategically position Senior Scientific’s MRX diagnostic
technology for the non-invasive early detection of cancer.
Mr. Proulx, age 57, is a veteran business executive with more
than 25 years of leadership experience for both private and public
companies in the life science and diagnostic device markets. Most
recently, he served as Chief Commercial Officer and General Manager
of U.S. Operations for Silicon Biosystems, Inc., whose image-based
cell sorting technology is advancing personalized medicine
initiatives in cancer through the molecular characterization of
tumor heterogeneity. Earlier, he served as Vice President,
Marketing & Sales at Nanogen, Inc., where he was responsible
for worldwide corporate branding, product marketing and North
American sales operations for the company’s in vitro diagnostic
products. Prior to this, he held senior-level positions at Gene
Logic Inc.; IGEN International, Inc.; Packard Instrument Company,
Inc. and Bio-Tek Instruments, Inc. He has served on the board of
directors of Semrock and PGXL Diagnostic Laboratories and has been
a volunteer in the CONNECT Springboard Entrepreneurs in Residence
program, helping nurture startups through early-stage business
planning. His bachelor’s and master’s degrees are from The State
University of New York at Albany and he is a graduate of the
Executive Management Program at The Pennsylvania State University
Smeal College of Business.
Mr. Proulx said, “With more than two and a half decades in the
life science arena, I have helped bring to market a fair number of
cutting-edge technologies. I am convinced that Senior Scientific’s
MRX diagnostic technology represents a bold new step in cancer
care, and I look forward to working with the rest of the management
team as we continue to develop the technology and pursue the path
to commercialization.”
Manny Tsoupanarias, CEO of Manhattan Scientifics, said, “Bob
Proulx brings a tremendous amount of industry experience to Senior
Scientific, and we are fortunate to have him serve as its new
President and COO. We will undoubtedly benefit from his keen
insights as we expand the development of our MRX diagnostic
technology and enter the commercialization stage. At the same time,
we are grateful for Gerald Grafe’s dedication as President and are
gratified he will remain with Senior Scientific to guide our
strategy and IP issues, while also ensuring a smooth transition in
leadership.”
About Manhattan Scientifics, Inc.
Manhattan Scientifics Inc. is located in New Mexico, New York
and Montreal, is focused on the commercialization of disruptive
technologies in the nano-medicine space. It has achieved several
critical milestones in the development of its proprietary
technology for the very early detection of cancer. The company is
also at work with its licensed NYSE "partner" to commercialize
medical prosthetics applications for its patented ultra-fine-grain
nanotechnology metals.
About Senior Scientific LLC
Senior Scientific, LLC (www.seniorscientific.com) is a New
Mexico Company with research facilities located at the University
of New Mexico Science and Technology Park in Albuquerque, New
Mexico and longstanding relationships with the University of New
Mexico Health Sciences Center, the Los Alamos National
Laboratories, and the Center for Integrated Nanotechnology (CINT)
at Sandia National Laboratory. The Company’s focus is in the
emerging field of molecular imaging and nanobiotechnology for the
early detection and localization of cancer and other human
diseases, and is the leader in a technology called Nanomagnetic
Relaxometry. Its proprietary technologies and methods employ
magnetic nanoparticles targeted towards cells associated with
cancer and other diseases, and detect those cells tagged with
magnetic nanoparticles through sophisticated magnetic sensors.
Forward-looking statement
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are subject to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties
that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially
from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Management
at Manhattan Scientifics believes that purchase of its shares
should be considered to be at the high end of the risk spectrum.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and are
not guarantees of future performance. We undertake no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Manhattan Scientifics, Inc. PR & IRMarvin Maslow,
917-923-3300marvin@mhtx.comorCorporate Advisory/PRDian
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Hawkins, 305-451-1888f.hawkins@hawkassociates.comorEuropean
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