Artes Medical Names Diane Goostree President and Chief Operating Officer.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Medical Technology Company Appoints Esteemed Business Executive to Senior Management Team to Prepare for Launch of First Product Artes Medical, Inc., a fully-integrated medical technology company focused on the development, manufacture and commercialization of a new category of permanent aesthetic injectable in·ject·a·ble adj. Capable of being injected. Used of a drug. n. A drug or medicine that can be injected. products, today announced the appointment of Diane S. Goostree to President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . As President and COO, Goostree will lead sales and marketing, manufacturing, engineering, finance and regulatory affairs Regulatory Affairs (RA), also called Government Affairs, is a profession within regulated industries, such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, energy, and banking. Regulatory Affairs professionals usually have responsibility for the following general areas: abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. approval for its lead product ArteFill(R), the first permanent aesthetic injectable for the correction of facial wrinkles known as nasolabial folds or smile lines, is pending. "Diane Goostree is a well-accomplished pharmaceutical and medical industry executive who has a proven track record in business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets . We look forward to the wealth of knowledge and relevant industry experience she brings to Artes Medical, which will help us in our transition from a clinical development and manufacturing to a sales and marketing driven company," said Dr. Stefan Lemperle, CEO of Artes Medical. "Her extensive business development background and thorough knowledge of the industry makes her a well-suited fit to strengthen Artes Medical. I'm looking forward to closely working with Diane who shares our passion and commitment in establishing a new category of permanent injectable aesthetic products for consumers." Ms. Goostree has over 20 years experience in both the public and private pharmaceutical industry. Prior to Artes, Ms. Goostree served as the Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Operations, for SkinMedica, Inc., a dermatology specialty pharmaceutical company, where she managed a number of departments including manufacturing, business development, strategic planning and various marketing functions, and served a leading role in building the company. Ms. Goostree has also held senior positions at Elan Pharmaceuticals, Dura Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi Aventis (previously Marion/Merrell Dow). "Artes Medical has given me a tremendous opportunity to join this extremely innovative and entrepreneurial company at a very exciting time," said Ms. Goostree. "I am looking forward to collaborating with Stefan Lemperle and working closely with the talented executive management team at Artes to help execute on the rare opportunity of launching an original class III medical device, which requires FDA approval for its pre-market approval application." Ms. Goostree holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Missouri and a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies (Chemical Engineering) from the University of Kansas The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. The main campus resides atop Mount Oread. . About Artes Medical, Inc. Artes Medical is a fully-integrated medical technology company focused on the development, manufacture and commercialization of a new category of injectable aesthetic products for the dermatology and plastic surgery markets. The Company's lead product candidate is ArteFill, a permanent aesthetic injectable, for the treatment of facial wrinkles known as nasolabial folds or smile lines. ArteFill is based on the Company's proprietary platform technology, from which other products may be developed. ArteFill consists of a unique combination of Precision-Filtered Microspheres(TM) suspended in a carrier gel containing Purified Bovine Collagen(TM) and 0.3 percent lidocaine lidocaine /li·do·caine/ (li´do-kan) an anesthetic with sedative, analgesic, and cardiac depressant properties, applied topically in the form of the base or hydrochloride salt as a local anesthetic; also used in the latter form as a . The microspheres are made of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA PMMA polymethyl methacrylate. ), the most commonly used artificial implant material used in the human body. The microspheres act as a support matrix for enduring wrinkle correction. Since the microspheres are permanent, the result is expected to be long-lasting. ArteFill's pre-market approval application (PMA PMA (papillary-marginal-attached), n a system of epidemiologic scoring of periodontal disease devised by Schour and Massler in which the symbols denote the areas involved in gingival inflammation. PMA Progressive muscular atrophy ) has been deemed approvable by the FDA. Once ArteFill receives final approval, it will be the first and only FDA-approved permanent injectable implant for the treatment of facial wrinkles known as smile lines or nasolabial folds. Based in San Diego, Calif., Artes Medical was founded in 1999 and is privately-held. Additional information about the Company and its products are available at www.artesmedical.com. Artes Medical and ArteFill, are registered trademarks of Artes Medical, Inc. |
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