Celsis Expands Senior Management Team.Philip Vorwald to Lead Celsis In Vitro in vitro /in vi·tro/ (in ve´tro) [L.] within a glass; observable in a test tube; in an artificial environment. in vi·tro adj. In an artificial environment outside a living organism. Technologies CHICAGO -- Celsis International plc, the life science products and laboratory services company, today announces the appointment of Philip Vorwald as Vice President and General Manager of its Celsis In Vitro Technologies (Celsis IVT IVT intravenous transfusion. ) division. Vorwald brings to Celsis 25 years of experience in the global life science industry. In his new position, Vorwald will be responsible for setting and overseeing the long-term growth strategy of Celsis IVT's ADME-Tox products. Vorwald will report directly to Celsis' Chief Executive Officer, Jay LeCoque. "Philip's extensive life science, international management and business development experience will prove integral in the growth of Celsis IVT," said Jay LeCoque, 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 Celsis International plc. "I'm confident that with Phil's leadership, Celsis IVT will significantly expand its presence in the ADME-Tox drug development market." Prior to joining Celsis, Vorwald served as the Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations for Cytonome, Inc., a Boston-based medical device company, where he was responsible for creating a global customer support division, sales policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental and overseas market entry strategies. Prior to Cytonome, Phil spent a large part of his career with Becton Dickinson's Biosciences division in numerous domestic and overseas management positions, overseeing the company's European, Asia-Pacific and Latin American markets. He has also worked for Guava guava (gwä`və), small evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Psidium of the family Myrtaceae (myrtle family), native to tropical America and grown elsewhere for its ornamental flowers and edible fruit. Technologies and Delphi Corporation in new and emerging business development capacities. Vorwald holds a M.S. degree from The Medical College of Virginia History The school was founded in 1838 as the Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College. It received an independent charter from the General Assembly in 1854 and became the Medical College of Virginia, and shortly thereafter transferred all its property to the Commonwealth at VCU VCU Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Voiding Cystourethrogram VCU Video Control Unit VCU Vice City Unleashed (video game) VCU Value Compare Unit (Cisco) VCU Versatile Computer Unit and a B.S. degree from The Catholic University in Washington, D.C. Celsis IVT's product portfolio includes proprietary ADME-Tox products including fresh and cryopreserved cells, enzymes and other media produced for drug development. The company has specific expertise in hepatocyte hepatocyte /hep·a·to·cyte/ (hep´ah-to-sit?) a hepatic cell. hep·a·to·cyte n. A parenchymal liver cell. Hepatocyte A liver cell. technology and has developed the largest biobank of cryopreserved human hepatocytes. Celsis International plc Celsis International plc is a world leading provider of innovative life science products and laboratory services to the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and consumer products industries through its three business areas: rapid detection, analytical and drug development services and ADME-Tox in vitro technologies. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. (CEL CEL Cellular CEL Celestial CEL Check Engine Light CEL Degrees Celsius (temperature) CEL Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctrica del Río Lempa (El Salvador) CEL Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership .L). Each division of Celsis International plc has the capacity to deliver substantial time and cost savings to its customers, in addition to ensuring product quality and safety for consumers. Using proprietary technology, the Celsis Rapid Detection division provides diagnostic systems for the rapid detection of contamination. These systems provide significant economic value by reducing the time it takes to test and release raw materials, in process and finished goods to market. Celsis Analytical Services division provides cost effective outsourced laboratory testing services to pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies. Its comprehensive service offerings include a full spectrum of laboratory services from drug development and discovery to analytical chemistry and biological sciences to stability storage and testing. Celsis In Vitro Technologies (Celsis IVT) supplies in vitro testing products to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. IVT's in vitro products screen drug compounds early in the discovery process, thereby reducing the time and cost of drug development. Further information can be found on its website at www.celsis.com. |
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