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Market Cap:$4.4M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.6M
- Public
- US
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Acusphere, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops new drugs and improved formulations of existing drugs using its proprietary porous microsphere technology. We are focused on developing proprietary drugs that can offer significant benefits such as improved safety and efficacy, increased patient compliance, greater ease of use, expanded indications or reduced cost.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Sherri C. ObergNumber of Employees 118
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NAICS Code Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing: 325412
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Acusphere Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Jason Napodano – Zacks Investment Research. Jason Napodano - Zacks Investment Research I appreciate the update, you actually answered a lot of the questions that I was going to ask, but I’ve got a couple here. The...
Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Acusphere, Inc., KeyCorp, Electroglas, Inc., Amkor Technology, Inc. and Broadcom Corp
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Acusphere, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACUS), KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), Electroglas, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGLS),...
Acusphere, Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator instructions. And your first question comes from the line of Jason Napodano from Zacks Investment Research, please proceed. Jason Napodano – Zacks Investment Research Hi guys, thanks for taking my question. I just wanted to ask about the meeting that’s coming...
Acusphere: The Wall Street Analyst Forum Presentation Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionMona Haynes Yes? Unidentified Audience Member Question Inaudible Mona Haynes Excuse me. I didn't understand the first part of the question. Unidentified Audience Member Composition of the spheres... Mona Haynes What is the composition? Unidentified Audience Member ...
Acusphere to Host Conference Call to Discuss 2006 Q4 Results
WATERTOWN, Mass. -- Acusphere, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACUS) announced that it expects to host a conference call on Monday, March 19, 2007 at 1:00 pm ET to discuss the Company's financial results, quarterly highlights and business outlook for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006. The call will include...
Acusphere to Present at the Cowen and Company 27th Annual Health Care Conference
WATERTOWN, Mass. -- Acusphere, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACUS) announced today that it is scheduled to present at the Cowen and Company 27th Annual Health Care conference on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference is being held at The Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, MA. Presenting...
Acusphere to Present at Susquehanna Financial Group's Significant Investment Options in Healthcare Conference
WATERTOWN, Mass. -- Acusphere, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACUS) announced today that it is scheduled to present at the Susquehanna Financial Group sponsored first annual Significant Investment Options in Healthcare conference on Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The conference is being held at the Omni Berkshire Place in...
Acusphere to Participate in BIO CEO & Investor Conference 2007
WATERTOWN, Mass. -- Acusphere, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACUS) announced today that it is scheduled to present at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference 2007 on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Conference is being held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Presenting for the Company...
Acusphere to Present at the Lazard Capital Markets 3rd Annual Life Sciences Conference
WATERTOWN, Mass. -- Acusphere, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACUS) announced today that it is scheduled to present at the Lazard Capital Markets 3rd Annual Life Sciences Conference on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. local time. Presenting for the company will be Sherri C. Oberg, President and Chief Executive Officer. The...
Acusphere to Host Conference Call to Discuss Q3 2006 Results
WATERTOWN, Mass. -- Acusphere, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACUS) announced that it expects to host a conference call on Tuesday, November 14, 2006, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time to discuss the Company's financial results, quarterly highlights and business outlook for its third quarter ended September 30, 2006. The call will include representatives...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Sherri C. Oberg | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| John F. Thero | CFO & Senior Vice President |
| Lawrence Gyenes | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Howard Bernstein | Executive Vice President, Research and Development |
| Charles Cox | Senior Vice President, Corp Development & Marketing |
| Dennis Bucceri | Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs |
| Michael Slater | Senior Vice President, Operations |
| Nancy Wetherbee | Senior Vice President, Business Development |
| Patrick Gallagher | Joins Acusphere as Senior Vice President, Business Development |
| Richard Walovitch | Senior Vice President, Clinical Res |
| Donald Chickering | Vice President, Technical Operations, Process Development & Formulations |
| Frederick W Ahlholm | Vice President of Finance |
| Jonathan Jaffe | Vice President, Medical Affairs |
| Mona Haynes | Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
| Thomas M. Hanlon | Vice President, Manufacturing & Matls Management |
| Robert S. Langer Jr. | co-founder |
| Rajeev A Jain | Manager of Formulations Support and Pharmaceutics |
| William I Ramage | Executive Consultant |
| Derek Lemke-Von Ammon | Director |
| Garen G. Bohlin | Director |
| Martyn D. Greenacre | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Derek L. Ammon | Board of Directors |
| Sandra L. Fenwick | Board of Directors |
Sherri C. Oberg, a co-founder of Acusphere, has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and one of our directors since our inception in 1993. Prior to joining Acusphere, Ms. Oberg was President and Chief Executive Officer of Neomorphics, Inc., a venture capital backed company focused on tissue engineering, from 1991 to 1992. Prior to joining Neomorphics, she was a venture capitalist at Aegis Venture Funds from 1988 to 1991, and at Inco Venture Capital Management from 1986 to 1988. Ms. Oberg is a member of the Board of Overseers of The Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College. Ms. Oberg holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | Current |
| Acusphere, Inc. | Co-Founder | Current |
| Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth | M.B.A. | Former |
| Dartmouth College | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | CFO & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Acusphere, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| ABIOMED, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| ABIOMED, Inc. | Senior Vice President Finance, Treasurer | Former |
| College of the Holy Cross | B.A. in Economics, Accounting | Former |
Lawrence A. Gyenes has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary since October 2007 and as Treasurer since March 2008. From March 2007 to July 2007, Mr. Gyenes served as Chief Financial Officer of Zila, Inc. From March 2006 to February 2007, Mr. Gyenes provided independent healthcare financial consulting services primarily to investment management firms. From August 2004 to October 2005, Mr. Gyenes was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. From July 2001 to July 2004, Mr. Gyenes was Chief Financial Officer of privately held Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. From January 2001 to June 2001, Mr. Gyenes consulted on the divestiture of the DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company. Previously, Mr. Gyenes served as Chief Financial Officer of Rand McNally & Co., CompuServe Corporation and Helene Curtis, Inc. Mr. Gyenes spent 15 years in progressively more responsible positions with G. D. Searle & Co. completing his career there as Corporate Vice President, Finance responsible for the company's global finance and information technology functions. Mr. Gyenes has a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Zila, Inc. | Cfo | Former |
| Rand McNally & Company | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Compuserve Interactive Services, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| University of Chicago | Mba | Former |
| University of Illinois | Bachelor of Science In Accounting | Former |
Howard Bernstein, M.D., Ph.D. has served as Executive Vice President, Research and Development of the Company since February 2007, as Senior Vice President, Research and Development since January 2000 and as Vice President of Research and Development from 1994 to January 2000. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Bernstein served as Vice President of Pharmaceutical Development at Alkermes, Inc. from 1992 to 1994 and as Vice President of Research at Enzytech Inc. from 1991 to 1992. Dr. Bernstein holds an M.D. from Harvard Medical School and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Research and Development | Current |
| Acusphere, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Res & Development | Former |
| Alkermes, Inc. | Vice President of Pharmaceutical Development | Former |
| Massachusetts, Inc. | Ph.D. In Chemical Engineering | Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering | Former |
| Harvard Medical School | M.D. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Corp Development & Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs | Current |
Mr. Slater has served as Senior Vice President, Operations at Acusphere since 2001. Prior to joining Acusphere, he was Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Quality Systems and Regulatory Affairs at Anika Therapeutics, Inc. Mr. Slater has also served as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at Biogen, Inc., Director of Corporate Regulatory Affairs at Biogen S.A., an independent consultant to the biopharmaceutical industry, as well as Executive Vice President, Development Operations for ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation. While at Hoechst Pharmaceuticals he held various positions including Senior Manager, Medical Services. Mr. Slater holds a B.S. in Information Science from the Metropolitan University of Leeds, England.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Operations | Current |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | Vice President of Quality Systems and Regulatory Affairs | Former |
| Biogen, Inc. | Vice President of Regulatory Affairs | Former |
| Biogen Idec, Inc. | Vice President of Regulatory Affairs | Former |
| Biogen Idec, Inc. | Director of Corporate Regulatory Affairs | Former |
| Biogen, Inc. | Consultant | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Business Development | Current |
| Gill Fishman Associates | Current | |
| Athena Diagnostics, Inc. | Director of Marketing | Former |
| Simmons College School of Management | MBA | Former |
| Mount Holyoke College | B.A. degree in Biochemistry | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | Joins Acusphere as Senior Vice President, Business Development | Current |
Richard Walovitch, Ph.D. has served as Senior Vice President, Clinical Research of the Company since November 2005 and as Vice President, Clinical Research from March 1997 to November 2005. Prior to joining Acusphere, Dr. Walovitch was Vice President of Pre-clinical and Clinical Research at Epix Medical Inc. (formerly Metasyn) from 1993 to 1997 and the International Project Clinician at DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company from 1988 to 1993. Dr. Walovitch holds a B.S. in Biology and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Illinois.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Clinical Res | Current |
| University of Illinois | Ph.D. in Pharmacology | Former |
| University of Illinois | B.S. In Biology | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | Vice President, Technical Operations, Process Development & Formulations | Current |
| Acusphere, Inc. | Senior Director of Process Development | Current |
| Brown University | Ph.D. In Medical Science | Former |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Bachelors of Science Degree In Biomedical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | Vice President of Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | Vice President, Medical Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | Vice President, Sales & Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | Vice President, Manufacturing & Matls Management | Current |
| Villanova University | B.S. in Biology | Former |
Dr. Langer has served as a scientific consultant and director since June 2002. Dr. Langer is currently the Chairman of the Company s Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Langer is a co-founder of Sontra Medical, Inc. Since 1979, Dr. Langer has been Germeshausen Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Langer is also currently a director of Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company developing drugs based on sugar sequencing technology, Boston Life Sciences, Inc., a company focused on research and development of therapeutic and diagnostic products, and Wyeth, a pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare products company. Dr. Langer received his B.S. from Cornell University in 1970 and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1974, both in chemical engineering.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Echo Therapeutics, Inc. | Co-Founder | Current |
| Acusphere, Inc. | co-founder | Current |
| PureTech Ventures | Co-Founder | Current |
| Gelesis Inc. | Co-Founder, Partner | Current |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Professor | Current |
| Massachusetts Institute | Institute Prof | Current |
| Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Professor | Current |
| Analysis Group, Inc. | Current | |
| Wyeth | Current | |
| RD Legal Funding LLC | Current | |
| NYSE Group, Inc. | Current | |
| Fda.Com | Chairman | Current |
| Echo Therapeutics, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Director | Current |
| U.S. Genomics, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Momenta.Com | Board of Directors | Current |
| Redchip Companies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| PureTech Ventures | Venture Partner | Former |
| Echo Therapeutics, Inc. | Director and Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board | Former |
| Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Guilford Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Warner-Lambert | Director | Former |
| Alkermes, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Ph.D. | Former |
| Cornell University | B.S. | Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Sc.D. in Chemical Engineering | Former |
| U.S. Food and Drug Administration | member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | Manager of Formulations Support and Pharmaceutics | Current |
William I. Ramage, D. Phil., has served as an Executive Consultant at Acusphere since 2000 and as an Independent Business Development and Strategic Marketing Consultant to us from 1999 to 2000 and to other clients since 1998. Prior to Acusphere, Dr. Ramage was Vice President Business Development and Marketing at Molecular BioSystems from 1996 to 1998, and Vice President Business Development and Customer Services at DuPont Merck, a leader in nuclear imaging agents for myocardial perfusion imaging, from 1995 to 1996. Dr. Ramage holds a B.Sc. from the University of Glasgow and a D.Phil. from Oxford University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | Executive Consultant | Current |
| Dupont Merck | Vice President Business Development and Marketing | Former |
| University of Glasgow | B.Sc. | Former |
| University of Oxford | D.Phil. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acusphere, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ftventures Limited | Partner, Business Development, Head | Current |
| Acusphere, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Dain Bosworth, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Montgomery Securities | Senior Managing Director | Former |
| Montgomery Securities | Partner | Former |
| Montgomery Securities | Director of Private Equity | Former |
| Bogle & Gates | Attorney | Former |
| Pomona College | BA | Former |
Garen Bohlin, has served as one of our directors since 2005. Mr. Bohlin is the Chief Operating Officer for Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Cambridge, M.A. Previous to Sirtris, Mr. Bohlin served as President and CEO of Syntonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Prior to joining Syntonix, Mr. Bohlin was Executive Vice President of Genetics Institute where he was responsible for essentially all of the non-scientific areas that comprised approximately half of the then 1600 employees. Mr. Bohlin spent 14 years in executive management at Genetics Institute managing significant growth and playing a leading role in the closing of a broad range of financings. Prior Mr. Bohlin's tenure at Genetics Institute he spent 13 years at Arthur Andersen & Co. In addition to serving on Acusphere's Board, he is also a member of the Board of Directors of Targanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Coo | Current |
| Acusphere, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Syntonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Syntonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | President | Former |
| Genetics Institute, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
Since July 2004, Mr. Greenacre has served as Chairman of Beijing Med-Pharm Corporation, a pharmaceutical company. Mr. Greenacre also has served since 2002 as Chairman of Life Mist Technologies, Inc., a fire suppression equipment company. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Greenacre served as Chief Executive Officer and director of Delsys Pharmaceutical Corporation, a formulation and drug delivery system company. From 1993 to 1997, Mr.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Life Mist Technologies, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Curis, Inc. | Chair | Current |
| BMP Sunstone Corporation | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Lifemist | Chairman | Current |
| Pathway 2 Curis | Board of Directors | Current |
| Personalized Medicine Coalition | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cephalon, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Acusphere, Inc. | Director | Current |
| BMP Sunstone Corporation | Committee Member | Current |
| GlaxoSmithKline Plc | Chairman | Former |
| Creative BioMolecules, Inc. | Director | Former |
| BMP Sunstone Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Curis, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Orchestra Therapeutics, Inc. | Director | Former |
Sandra L. Fenwick, has served as one of our directors since 2004. Ms. Fenwick is Chief Operating Officer of the world-renowned Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to joining Children's Hospital in 1999, Ms. Fenwick was Senior Vice President of System Development for CareGroup, Inc. Before its merger with CareGroup, Ms. Fenwick served at Beth Israel Hospital for 20 years in various areas of increasing responsibility including Vice President and Deputy Director, Vice President of Clinical Services Planning and Development and Vice President of Network Development for Beth Israel Healthcare.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Acusphere, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| CareGroup, Inc. | Senior Vice President of System Development | Former |
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