Manhattan Scientifics Announces Expansion of Executive Team at Its Senior Scientific Subsidiary
December 30 2014 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Manhattan Scientifics, Inc. (OTCQB:MHTX) is recruiting a
seasoned executive to oversee Senior Scientific’s next stage of
product development for its MRX diagnostic technology for the early
detection of cancer. The new President and COO candidate under
consideration, has a strong background in the life sciences and
experience in diagnostic medical product development. The new
President/COO will be responsible for expanding 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 this technology.
Additional details will be made public when the contract is
finalized and executed. Gerald Grafe, current president of Senior
Scientific, will remain with the Company to focus on strategic
relationships and intellectual property issues. Edward R. Flynn,
PhD, founder of Senior Scientific, will remain as Chief
Scientist.
Gerald Grafe, current president of Senior Scientific, said, “The
time has come to expand our business from early stages of
technology development to demonstrating the ultimate value. For
this, we need the leadership of an experienced executive with a
history of accomplishment in medical market product development.
Fortunately, we have identified an excellent candidate, and we
expect to be able to announce his appointment in the near
future.”
Manny Tsoupanarias, CEO of Manhattan Scientifics, said, “We are
grateful for the leadership that Gerald Grafe has given Senior
Scientific over the past several years. He has moved the Company
significantly forward in a number of critical areas. We are pleased
that he will remain a key member of the team as we seek to move
into a new stage of development. We believe the Company’s future is
highly promising and we are quite excited about our future."
Marvin Maslow, founder of Manhattan Scientifics, said, “Over the
past few years, Gerald and Dr. Flynn have provided the leadership
to build on Dr. Flynn’s serious foundation work, establishing the
Company’s technology base with nanoparticle manufacturing and
multiple instruments; our collaboration with MD Anderson and the
UNM Health Sciences Center and Cancer Center, including the
delivery of an MRX diagnostic instrument; our ever-expanding
intellectual property portfolio; and our interaction with early
investors. We look forward to updating investors about our new
president and COO."
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
This press release contains forward-looking statements, which
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
Griesel Int’l.Susan Forman,
212-825-3210sforman@dgicomm.comorFastnet AdvisorsAnthony Furey,
631-665-1234mtfurey@fastnetadvisors.comorHawk AssociatesFrank
Hawkins, 305-451-1888f.hawkins@hawkassociates.comorEuropean
ContactHerbert Strauss, +43-316-296-316herbert@eu-ir.com
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