Agencourt Responds to Market Demand for its Genomics Services by Expanding Sales and Marketing Teams.Business Editors BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2002 Former Integrated Genomics and MolecularWare, Inc. Business Development Experts Join Agencourt Agencourt Bioscience Corporation, a provider of genomic services and products to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of drug development pipelines, today announced the expansion of its marketing and sales forces with two key additions. Mann A. Shoffner joins the company as Senior Manager for Marketing and Business Development and Kerri Anne Stellato has been hired as Senior Sales Associate for the Midwest region. As Senior Manager for Marketing and Business Development, Mr. Shoffner will direct and manage all strategic marketing efforts for all of Agencourt's services and product offerings, and assist Agencourt with its strategic partnerships. Prior to joining Agencourt, Mr. Shoffner served as the Director of Business Development at MolecularWare, Inc., where he was responsible for direct sales of the company's products, directed strategic business development and played an integral part in raising venture funding and managing product support. Previously, Mr. Shoffner served as International Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → at the Packard Instrument Company, now PerkinElmer Life Sciences. As Senior Sales Associate, Ms. Stellato will be responsible for marketing Agencourt's genomic services and Solid Phase Reversible Immobilization Immobilization Definition Immobilization refers to the process of holding a joint or bone in place with a splint, cast, or brace. This is done to prevent an injured area from moving while it heals. (SPRI SPRI Scott Polar Research Institute (University of Cambridge) SPRI Single Ply Roofing Institute SPRI Schering-Plough Research Institute (Corporate division) (TM)) technology to the Midwest region. Prior to joining Agencourt, Ms. Stellato was a Business Development Associate at Integrated Genomics, where she managed sales and developed new business opportunities for government and academic clients. Ms. Stellato also served as a Grant Coordinator, where she managed grant applications to federal and state agencies. Previously, she served as a Research Training Specialist at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is the state-run health sciences institution of New Jersey and comprises eight distinct academic units: the New Jersey Medical School, the New Jersey Dental School, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of . "We welcome Mann and Kerri to Agencourt as the demand for our SPRI services and solutions continues to grow exponentially," said Brian McKernan, 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. , Agencourt. "Their expertise in the life sciences field will be instrumental to the continued success of our sales, marketing and business development." About Agencourt Bioscience Agencourt Bioscience Corporation is a provider of genomic services and products such as DNA Sequencing DNA sequencing The determination of the sequence of nucleotides in a sample of DNA. , SNP SNP Scottish National Party Noun 1. SNP - (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily Genotyping and DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. Purification to the life sciences industry. Agencourt genomic solutions help biotech and pharmaceutical companies improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their drug development pipelines. Several of Agencourt's founders worked at the Whitehead Institute Center for Genome Research, and have significant experience in marrying the chemistries and instrumentation for high-throughput genomics. Agencourt is located in Beverly, Mass. and is available on the Web at www.agencourt.com. |
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