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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.1M
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Biopure Corporation develops, manufactures and markets oxygen therapeutics, a new class of pharmaceuticals that are administered intravenously to increase oxygen transport to the body's tissues. Using our patented and proprietary technology, we have developed and manufacture two products: Hemopure (HBOC-201) [hemoglobin glutamer - 250 (bovine)] for human use, and Oxyglobin (HBOC-301) [hemoglobin glutamer - 200 (bovine)] for veterinary use. Hemopure is being sold in South Africa for the treatment of adult surgical patients who are acutely anemic and for eliminating, reducing or delaying the need for allogenic red blood cell transfusion in these patients. A marketing authorization application for Hemopure is pending in the United Kingdom, also for a surgery indication. We have been developing Hemopure for the treatment of patients with cardiovascular ischemia and supporting the U.S. Navy's government-funded development of the product for out-of-hospital treatment of trauma patients in hemorrhagic shock. To exploit the body of preclinical and clinical information we have involving anemia, we are now beginning development for use of Hemopure in anemic cancer patients and end-of-life patients. Oxyglobin, our veterinary product for the treatment of anemia in dogs, is the only oxygen therapeutic approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Commission. We have sold approximately 200,000 units of Oxyglobin.

Number of Employees 4
Contact Information

11 Hurley St

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141-2110

biopure.com

(617) 234-6500

NAICS Code Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing: 325414

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Johann Binder CEO
David A Butler Interim Chief Financial Officer
Francis F Murphy Cfo
Francis H. Murphy Chief Financial Officer
Guido J. Neels COO
Martin Leon Chief Medical Director, Hemopure
Howard Richman Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Manufacturing
Jane Kober Senior Vice President
A. Gerson Greenburg Vice President, Medical Affairs
Barry L. Scott Vice President, Business Development
Carolyn R. Fuchs Vice President, HR
Donna Wuff Vice President, Medical Education
Geoffrey J. Filbey Vice President, Engineering
Jay B. Pieper Vice President
Richard Light Vice President, Process Technology
Salah M. Abdel-aleem Vice President, Res
Virginia T. Rentko Vice President, Preclinical Development
W. Richard Light Vice President, Technology
William A. Eudailey Vice President, Marketing
David N. Judelson Co-Founder
Everett Koop Director
Gunther Jaunecker
Howard A Cohen
Kenneth Ouriel
R Holmes David Jr
Roman Labuda
Spencer B King
Steven Mousterakis
Tiana Gorham
William W O'Neill
Alexandra Kulovits Secretary
Beatrix Muller Secretary
C Everett Koop Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Daniel P. Harrington Board of Directors
Mitchell Crystal Board Member
Zafiris G. Zafirelis President, Chairman and CEO

Organization Position Status
Biopure Corporation CEO Current

Organization Position Status
Biopure Corporation Interim Chief Financial Officer Current

At the newly formed Corning Costar, Murphy became VP of International and developed the international strategy including reorganizing Europe and making major contributions to justification and start up of new Japanese operation. Responsible for all operations outside of the USA and Canada (marketing, sales, finance, warehousing and distribution), he led efforts to integrate with Corning International. Murphy managed approximately $50,000,000 of sales and 100 people. Frank is currently CFO of Biopure Corporation, a start-up bio-tech firm with operations in the USA, Europe and South Africa. Murphy's extensive knowledge of manufacturing and finance, his ability to create global business operations and his keen skills as a manager of diverse business teams, makes him a highly valued advisor to Global-eze Incorporated.

Organization Position Status
Biopure Corporation Cfo Current
Global-Eze International Management Training Specialist Current
Global-Eze Board of Directors Current

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Oxyglobin Chief Financial Officer Current
Biopure Corporation Chief Financial Officer Current
Corning Incorporated Vice President Former
Corning Incorporated Business Manager Former
Boston University M.B.A. Degree Former
Rutgers University B.A. Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Essex Woodlands Chief Operating Officer of Guidant Corporation Current
Biopure Corporation COO Current
Endgenitor Technologies, Inc. Emmant, Llc Manager Current
Nellix Chairman, Board Member Current
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. Director Current
Hemopure Director Current
Online Car Insurance Guide Board of Directors Current
Endgenitor Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Oxyglobin Director Current
Guidant Corporation Chief Operating Officer Former
Biopure Corporation Independent Director Former
Raychem Former
University of Leuven M.B.A. Degree Former
Stanford University MBA Former
University of Leuven Bachelor's Degree In Business Engineering Former
University of Leuven Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Biopure Corporation Chief Medical Director, Hemopure Current

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Biopure Corporation Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Manufacturing Current

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Hemopure Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Current
Biopure Corporation Senior Vice President Current
Oxyglobin Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Current
Biopure Corporation General Counsel Current
Biopure Corporation Secretary Current
Case Western Reserve University J.D. degree Former
University of Chicago M.A. degree Former
The Pennsylvania State University B.A. in English Former

Organization Position Status
Hemopure Vice President, Medical Affairs Current
Biopure Corporation Vice President, Medical Affairs Current
Oxyglobin Vice President, Medical Affairs Current
Brown Medical School Professor Current
Veterans Administration Medical Center Chief of General Surgery and Surgical Intensive Care Former
University of California, San Diego Professor Former

Organization Position Status
Hemopure Vice President, Business Development Current
Biopure Corporation Vice President, Business Development Current
Oxyglobin Vice President, Business Development Current
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Vice President, International Former
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company General Manager Former
Institute, Inc Diploma In Marketing Management Former

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Biopure Corporation Vice President, HR Current

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Biopure Corporation Vice President, Medical Education Current

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Biopure Corporation Vice President, Engineering Current
Oxyglobin Vice President, Engineering Current
City University B.Sc. Degree In Engineering Former

Jay B. Pieper became a director of Biopure in October 2004. Since 1995, he has been vice president for Corporate Development and Treasury Affairs of Partners HealthCare System, Inc., the parent company of several healthcare-related entities including Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. From 1986 to 1995, he was senior vice president and chief financial officer of The Brigham Medical Center. He is a director of Eclipsys, a healthcare information systems company; WorldCare, Inc., a global telemedicine company; Controlled Risk Insurance Company (CRICO), Ltd., and the Harvard Clinical Research Institute. He is past director of Financial Executives International and past chairman of the Boston Organization of Teaching Hospital Financial Officers. He received his M.B.A. degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., and his B.A. degree from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

Organization Position Status
Biopure Corporation Vice President Current
Partners HealthCare System, Inc. Vice President Current
Oxyglobin Director of Biopure Current
The Women's Hospital Current
Massachusetts General Hospital Current
Harvard Clinical Research Institute Current
World Care Director Current
Hemopure Director Current
Eclipsys Corporation Director Current
Washington University M.B.A. Degree Former
Cornell College B.A. Degree Former

W. Richard Light, Ph.D., rejoined Biopure as Vice President, Technology Development, in February 2005. During the previous year, Dr. Light was Vice President, Development, at Aeris Therapeutics in Woburn, Mass. He originally joined Biopure in 1990 and has held several positions, including Vice President, Process Technology; Director, Product Development; and Associate Director, Analytical and Protein Chemistry. Dr. Light previously served as a research biochemist and postdoctoral fellow at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. He holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Rice University, and has a B.S. in biology and a B.A. in chemistry from Washington & Lee University.

Organization Position Status
Biopure Corporation Vice President, Process Technology Current

Organization Position Status
Biopure Corporation Vice President, Res Current
Guidant Corporation Senior Clinical Manager Former
Duke University Medical Center Former
The City University of New York Ph.D. Former

Virginia T. Rentko, V.M.D. is Vice President, Preclinical Development, at Biopure. She is board certified in internal medicine and is an adjunct clinical assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Rentko received her V.M.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania and completed clinical training at the University of Pennsylvania and Tufts University. She obtained her M.S. degree in Zoology at the Ohio State University and her B.S. degree in Biology at Boston University. She is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, and is an active member of the Association of Veterinary Hematology and Transfusion Medicine and the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Organization Position Status
Biopure Corporation Vice President, Preclinical Development Current
Oxyglobin Vice President, Preclinical Development Current
The Ohio State University M.S. Degree In Zoology Former
Boston University B.S. Degree In Biology Former
University of Pennsylvania V.M.D. Degree Former
Tufts University Former

Organization Position Status
Hemopure Vice President, Technology Development Current
Biopure Corporation Vice President, Technology Current
Oxyglobin Vice President, Technology Current
Aeris Therapeutics, Inc Vice President, Development Former
Process Technology Vice President Former
Naval Research Laboratory Postdoctoral Fellow Former
Rice University Ph.D. In Biochemistry Former
Washington and Lee University B.A. In Chemistry Former

Organization Position Status
Biopure Corporation Vice President, Marketing Current

David N. Judelson, 74, is a co-founder and has served as Vice Chairman of Biopure since 1984. In 1956 Mr. Judelson also co-founded Gulf and Western Industries, Inc., renamed Paramount Communications, Inc., where he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1967 to 1983. He is a co-founder and Chairman of Digital Compression Technology, L.P., a privately owned telecommunications development company founded in 1993. Mr. Judelson holds a bachelor of mechanical engineering degree from New York University College of Engineering.

Organization Position Status
Biopure Corporation Co-Founder Current
Oxyglobin Co-Founder Current
Hemopure Vice Chairman Current
Biopure Corporation Vice Chairman Current
Oxyglobin Vice Chairman Current
Paramount Communications President and Chief Operating Officer Former
Paramount Communications Co-Founder Former
Biopure Corporation Board of Directors Former
New York University Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Degree Former
University College Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Biopure Corporation Director Current

Organization Position Status
Biopure Corporation Current

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Biopure Corporation Current

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Biopure Corporation Current

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Biopure Corporation Current
Mayo Clinic Former

Organization Position Status
Biopure Corporation Current

Organization Position Status
Emory University Executive Director of Academic Affairs Current
New England Journal of Medicine Consultant Current
Emory University Professor of Medicine Current
Biopure Corporation Current
Northpoint Domain, Inc. Chair, Cardiology Domain, Saint Joseph's Health System, Atlanta Current
Endovascular Forum Co-Chair, Medical Advisory Board Current
Miv Therapeutics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
European Society of Cardiology Fellow Current
American College of Physicians Fellow Current
American College of Cardiology President Former
Mayo Clinic Former
Interventional Cardiology Chair Former
Medical College of Georgia Degree Former

Steven Mousterakis joined MacDougall Biomedical Communications as Vice President, Creative Services in 2006 to lead its full-service in-house creative department. He brings over 15 years of experience in the creative services field to MBI. Prior to joining MBI, Steven worked as the Creative Services Manager at NitroMed, Inc., where he led all creative, design and production efforts and ensured all marketing and educational materials adhered to FDA regulations. He also developed web sites, investor relations materials, highly regulated labeling and package inserts, product identity systems, advertisements, and tradeshow materials. His previous positions include: Vice President of Creative Services at Feinstein Kean Healthcare, where he rebuilt its full-service creative department that specialized in the development of communications, marketing, and educational materials for leading worldwide biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies; and Creative Services Manager at Biopure Corporation, where he supported all corporate and product creative initiatives. Steven's strengths include corporate brand image creation, web site and multimedia development, marketing, and communication print materials design, and creative strategy execution. He holds a BFA in Design/Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and also studied Liberal Arts at Brown University.

Organization Position Status
Feinstein Kean Healthcare Vice President of Creative Services Current
Macdougall Biomedical Communications, Inc Vice President of Creative Services Current
Biopure Corporation Current
NitroMed, Inc. Creative Services Manager Former
Creative Services, Inc. Former
Rhode Island School of Design Bfa In Design, Illustration Former
Brown University Liberal Arts Former

Organization Position Status
Biopure Corporation Current

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Biopure Corporation Current

Alexandra supports our team in administrative concerns and is furthermore responsible for the handling of customer related questions regarding quotations, shipment and pricing information. Please contact alexandra or send a email to our office if you want to place an order.

Organization Position Status
Biopure Corporation Secretary Current

Organization Position Status
Biopure Corporation Secretary Current

Dr. Koop was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) in March 1981, and sworn in as Surgeon General on November 17, 1981. As Surgeon General, Dr. Koop oversaw the activities of the 6,000 member PHS Commissioned Corps and advised the public on health matters such as smoking and health, diet and nutrition, environmental health hazards and the importance of immunization and disease prevention. He also became the government's chief spokesman on AIDS. After serving two terms, Dr. Koop continues to educate the public about health issues through his writings and electronic media, as Senior Scholar of the C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth.

Organization Position Status
Shape Up America Founder Current
Oxyglobin Director of Biopure Current
The Dartmouth Senior Scholar Current
The National Health Museum, Inc US Surgeon Current
Life Alert New York Current
Surgeon General Current
Protect The Truth Current
Hemopure Director Current
American Philosophical Society Board of Directors Current
Biopure Corporation Director Current
The National Health Museum, Inc Board of Directors Current
American Pediatric Surgical Association Board of Directors Current
Society of University Surgeons Board of Directors Current
Society of University Surgeons Member Current
Society of Behavioral Medicine Fellow Current
American Philosophical Society Member Current
American College of Surgeons Fellow Current
American Pediatric Surgical Association Member Current
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Former
The National Health Museum, Inc Chairman Former
Dr. Koop Director Former
Biotronics Ltd Director Former
Cornell Medical College MD Degree Former
Weill Medical College of Cornell University M.D. Degree Former
Dartmouth College A.B. Degree Former
Graduate School Degree Former

Daniel P. Harrington has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Portec Rail Products since January 1998. Since 1991, Mr. Harrington has served as the president, chief executive officer and a director of HTV Industries, Inc., a privately held company engaged in manufacturing and investments in various industries. Mr. Harrington is president of TVI Corporation, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HTV Industries, Inc. Mr. Harrington is a director of Biopure Corporation in Boston, Massachusetts, Churchill Downs, Inc. in Louisville, Kentucky, First Guaranty Bank in Hammond, Louisiana and First State Financial Corporation, Inc. in Sarasota, Florida.

Organization Position Status
Portec Rail Products, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Oxyglobin Director Current
Archaio Board of Directors Current
Churchill Downs, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Biopure Corporation Board of Directors Current
Online Car Insurance Guide Board of Directors Current
Hemopure Director Current
Biopure Corporation President Former
TVI Corporation president Former
Xavier University M.B.A. Former
Stetson University B.B.A. Degree Former

Organization Position Status
North Florida Veterinary Specialists Owner Current
Treatment, Inc. Co-Author Current
Biopure Corporation Board Member Current
Jvms Board of Directors Current
Aaha, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Oxyglobin Board Member Current
Fvma Board of Directors Current
Fvma Member Current
Aaha, Inc. Member Current
Jvms Member Current

Organization Position Status
Oxyglobin Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Hemopure Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Biopure Corporation Director Current
CardiacAssist Inc CEO and Director Former
University of Southern California M.B.A. Former