ATI Medical Appoints Malcolm Heaven Vice President of R&D and Operations.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K SAN DIEGO--(BW HealthWire)--July 30, 2002 ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. Medical Inc., developer of promising treatments for localized cancer, today announced the appointment of Malcolm Heaven as Vice President of R&D and Operations. Heaven brings 35 years of product development and management experience to ATI Medical. A highly accomplished executive, Heaven has served as Vice President of R&D and Operations for several medical device companies, including Advanced Surgical, Imagyn, Situs [Latin, Situation; location.] The place where a particular event occurs. For example, the situs of a crime is the place where it was committed; the situs of a trust is the location where the trustee performs his or her duties of managing the trust. and Galt Laboratories. As a founder and member of the Board of Directors of Advanced Surgical, Heaven was instrumental in taking the company through private placement and an IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. , and played a key role in their successful merger with UroHealth Systems, which became Imagyn. Heaven holds a B.S. from the College of Advanced Technology (U.K.), and is both a Graduate and a Fellow of the Institute of Materials. He holds 23 patents, and has authored several papers. "Malcolm's breadth of experience will be of great value to ATI, and I welcome him to our team," said W. Tate Scott, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ATI Medical. "His proven R&D and Operations leadership abilities, and his expertise in developing and manufacturing brachytherapy brachytherapy /brachy·ther·a·py/ (-ther´ah-pe) treatment with ionizing radiation whose source is applied to the surface of the body or within the body a short distance from the area being treated. implants and urological devices add tremendous value to our company. His appointment comes at an important time, as we expand our product pipeline and prepare for commercial product launch." "I am delighted to join ATI Medical," said Heaven. "The company's thermal brachytherapy technology is an exciting advancement in the field of permanent implants, and could significantly expand treatment options for localized cancers. I look forward to contributing to this effort." ATI Medical is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. that is focused on the development and commercialization of a family of implants for the treatment of prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. and other diseases. These products, which are still under development, are intended to apply heat and/or radiation simultaneously or separately to treat solid tumors. Visit ATI Medical on the Web at http://atimedical.com. |
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