QuantRx Biomedical Appoints New Chairman and CEO
September 07 2010 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
QuantRx® Biomedical Corporation (OTCBB:QTXB), an emerging leader
in the development and commercialization of innovative diagnostic
products based on its patented technology platforms for the
worldwide point-of-care healthcare industry, today announced that
Walter Witoshkin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has stepped
down from his posts as part of the consolidation and relocation of
the Company’s operations to Portland, Oregon. Shalom Hirschman,
M.D., who has served as a member of the Board of Directors of
QuantRx since September 2005, has been appointed Chairman, and Mr.
Barry London has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer and
a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, based in the
Company’s Portland offices.
“Walter Witoshkin has been an innovative leader in the industry
and has made considerable progress to position QuantRx to benefit
from its platform of novel point-of-care diagnostic testing
technologies,” said Shalom Hirschman, M.D., Chairman of QuantRx.
“We are grateful for Walter’s efforts during the past six years and
appreciate his dedication and sincere services for the Company.
With the consolidation of operations in Portland, it is important
to have centralized leadership that also reflects our transition
from the developmental stage to a growth-oriented organization
focused on the execution of marketing and manufacturing strategies.
The appointment of Barry London as our Interim CEO, with a well
qualified and consultative approach to sales and marketing, ensures
that we have the appropriate stewardship as we move forward to both
aggressively market our present novel products and develop new
technology platforms to spawn a stream of future products for the
market.”
Barry London is an innovative and practical businessman and
attorney. With over 30 years of business and legal experience, he
has worked with companies of all sizes in a variety of industries
including finance and health care. His extensive knowledge of
business and financial matters, together with his creative approach
to solving problems, have enabled Mr. London to help create and
execute key business decisions critical to a company’s longevity.
Mr. London has authored several publications and presented at
numerous professional conferences and events. Mr. London graduated
with honors from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, and
the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.
Shalom Hirschman, M.D. has served as a Director of QuantRx and
it’s predecessor, A-Fem Medical, since September 1995. Dr.
Hirschman was Professor of Medicine, Director of the Division of
Infectious Diseases and Vice Chairman of the Department of Medicine
at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and the Mount Sinai Hospital. He
served nearly three decades at Mt. Sinai until his retirement, when
he became CEO, President, and Chief Scientific Officer of Advanced
Viral Research Corporation, from which he retired in 2004.
About QuantRx Biomedical
(www.quantrx.com)
QuantRx Biomedical Corporation (OTCBB: QTXB) is focused on the
development and commercialization of innovative products for
advanced diagnosis of serious disease and health conditions. With
synergistic expertise in the discovery of diagnostic platforms
leveraging a vast portfolio of intellectual property, QuantRx’s
mission is to introduce products for use by medical professionals,
institutions, and consumers that deliver more accurate, reliable,
and faster diagnoses which result in improved patient care and a
reduction in overall healthcare costs.
The QuantRx strategy targets significant market opportunities
estimated to be in excess of $5 billion worldwide. The Company's
technology portfolio, with more than three dozen patents, patents
pending and licensed patents, includes: (1) RapidSense®
point-of-care testing products based on QuantRx core intellectual
property related to lateral flow techniques for the consumer and
healthcare professional markets (QN Diagnostics); (2) PAD
technology for over-the-counter applications, and the diagnosis and
treatment of women's health concerns and other medical needs, and
(3) significant investments in: (a) genome-based diagnostic chips
for the laboratory and healthcare professional markets; and (b)
molecular imaging agents for positron emission tomography (PET) and
fluorescence imaging, with initial application in cardiovascular
disease, addressing significant unmet medical needs by providing
clinicians with important tools for early discovery and
assessment.
This release may contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the federal securities laws. Such forward-looking
statements reflect, among other things, management's current
expectations, management's current plans and strategies, and
anticipated financial results, all of which are subject to known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and factors that may cause our
actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied
by these forward-looking statements. Many of these risks are beyond
our ability to control or predict including; general economic
conditions, the Company’s need for additional funds, the early
state of the products the Company is developing, uncertainties
relating to clinical trials and regulatory reviews, competition and
dependence on collaborative partners, the Company's ability to
avoid infringement of the patent rights of others, and the
Company's ability to obtain adequate patent protection and to
enforce these rights. Because of these risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, you should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. Furthermore, forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date they are made. QuantRx does not undertake
any obligation to update or review any such forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
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