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Market Cap:$3.3B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$839.5M
  • Public
  • US
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Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. is a major global developer, manufacturer and marketer of advanced, pioneering consumer and professional medical diagnostic products. A leading supplier of consumer pregnancy and fertility/ovulation tests and rapid point-of-care diagnostics, Inverness Medical Innovations is committed to advancing health and creating shareholder value through a continuing flow of innovative new products brought about by our strong investment in R&D and intellectual property. Latest areas of focus are in the application of patented technologies to products in consumer and professional diagnostics, principally in the fields of Cardiology, Women's Health, and Infectious Diseases. Inverness Medical Innovations also manufactures and markets a wide variety of vitamins and nutritional supplements. With major Research & Development facilities based in the US, UK, Germany and Israel, and manufacturing sites in the UK, China, Japan and the US, Inverness Medical Innovations is truly global in scope.

Chief Executive Officer
Ron Zwanziger
Number of Employees 8,300
Contact Information

51 Sawyer Rd Ste 200

Waltham, Massachusetts 02453

www.invernessme...

(781) 647-3900

NAICS Code In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing: 325413

Recent Events

  • Inverness Medical Innovations Declares Dividend on its Series B Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock

    12/03/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Inverness signs distribution agreement with OraSure for OraQuickR HCV test

    11/20/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Inverness spikes distribution agreement with Thermo

    11/10/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Inverness ends diagnostic product supply deal with Thermo Fisher

    11/11/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Surging flu revenue helps Inverness post 3Q profit

    10/27/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Canaccord Adams Raises Price Target On Inverness Medical IMA to $49, Citing Pima System

    9/28/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Inverness Medical Innovations to acquire Free & Clear

    9/22/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Inverness Medical Innovations Declares Dividend on its Series B Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock

    9/03/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Inverness Medical Innovations Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

    7/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

call transcript and inverness medical innovations inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Ron Zwanziger Chief Executive Officer
David Scott Director, Chief Scientific Officer
David Teitel Chief Financial Officer
Jack B Wilkens Executive Vice President of Consumer Diagnostics
Paul T. Hempel Senior Vice President, Leadership Development and Legal Affairs
David Walton Vice President, Asia, Pacific
Douglas Shaffer Vice President, US Operations
Emanuel Hart Vice President, Latin America, Africa & Russia
Geoffrey Jenkins Vice President, Worldwide Operations
Hilde Eylenbosch Vice President
Jerry McAleer Vice President, Research and Development
John Bridgen Vice President, Business Development
Jon Russell Vice President, Finance
Michael K Bresson Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions
Steve Ferullo Vice President, US Sales
Rajesh Alva Managing Director
Norman Moore Director of Clinical Affairs
Preston Zoller Director, Business Development
Robert P. Khederian Independent Director
Doug Guarino Spokesman
Ellen Chiniara General Counsel
Piet Moerman
John L. Berisford Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Carol R. Goldberg Board of Directors
Erik Henau Board of Directors
John A. Quelch Board of Directors
Peter Townsend Board of Directors
Steve Howell Board of Directors

Ron Zwanziger has been a director since November 2006. Mr. Zwanziger has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. since 2001. From 1992 to 2001, he served in the same capacity at Inverness Medical Technology, Inc., a consumer focused company he founded that developed proprietary technologies and manufacturing processes. From 1981 to 1991, Mr. Zwanziger was Chairman, CEO and Founder of Medisense, Inc. Mr. Zwanziger received his undergraduate degree from Imperial College and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

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AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chairman and CEO Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Current
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Chairman Current
IVC Industries, Inc. President Former
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Imperial College London Undergraduate Degree Former

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Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Director, Chief Scientific Officer Current
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Chairman Former

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Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current

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Geneex, Inc. CEO Current
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Executive Vice President of Consumer Diagnostics Current
Xhale Diagnostics,Inc. Board of Directors Current
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Coo Former
Polaroid Corporation Former
Michigan State University BS In Chemical Engineering Former

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Posture -D Senior Vice President, Leadership Development & Special Counsel Current
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Senior Vice President, Leadership Development and Legal Affairs Current
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. General Counsel and Secretary Former
Bowditch & Dewey, Llp Former

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Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Vice President, Asia, Pacific Current

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Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Vice President, US Operations Current

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Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Vice President, Latin America, Africa & Russia Current

Geoffrey Jenkins is Vice President of Worldwide Operations. He has over twenty-five years of operational experience in professional and consumer healthcare companies. In 2000, he co-founded UV-Solutions, LLC, a product development company specializing in flash-based germicidal ultra violet sterilization technology. Prior to UV-Solutions, Mr. Jenkins joined MDI Instruments, Inc. as Chief Operating Officer and was appointed President in 1998. MDI Instruments developed and marketed both consumer and professional diagnostic devices for the early detection of ear infections (Otitis Media). The company was acquired by Beckton Dickinson in 1999. Geoff served as Vice President of Operations for MediSense, Inc., an international developer, manufacturer, and marketer of professional and consumer diagnostics. He was responsible for MediSense's domestic and international operations. Geoff joined MediSense as an early stage start-up in 1984 and managed the development of the company's blood glucose monitors.

Organization Position Status
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Operations Current

Hilde Eylenbosch, M.D., has served as Vice President of the Company and President of our Consumer Diagnostics strategic business unit since April 2005. Prior to this, Dr Eylenbosch was Vice President Consumer Marketing, a position she held since October 2004, and Vice President of International Women's Health since November 2001. Dr. Eylenbosch served in the same capacity for our predecessor company, Inverness Medical Technology, from August 2001 until that company was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in November 2001. Prior to that she held various positions at Inverness Medical Technology, including Director of U.S. Women's Health from September 1998 through October 2000. When she joined Inverness Medical Technology in January 1995, Dr Eylenbosch was responsible for marketing that company's women's health products in Europe. Before joining Inverness Medical Technology, Dr Eylenbosch was employed by Synthelabo, a French pharmaceutical company, where she held various marketing positions.

Organization Position Status
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Vice President Current

Jerry McAleer, Ph.D has served as our Vice President, Research and Development since our inception in May 2001. Dr McAleer served as Vice President of Research and Development of our predecessor company, Inverness Medical Technology, from 1999 through November 2001, when that company was acquired by Johnson & Johnson. From 1995 to 1999, Dr. McAleer served as Director of Development of Inverness Medical Limited, Inverness Medical Technology's primary research and development unit, where he headed the development of Inverness Medical Technology's electrochemical glucose strips. Prior to joining Inverness Medical Technology, Dr. McAleer held senior research and development positions at MediSense from 1985 to 1993 and then at Ecossensors, Inc., an environmental research company, where he was responsible for the development of electrochemically based assay systems.

Organization Position Status
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Vice President, Research and Development Current
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Director of Development Former

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Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Vice President, Business Development Current

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Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Vice President, Finance Current

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Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions Current

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Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Vice President, US Sales Current

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Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Managing Director Current
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Norman Moore, Ph.D., received his doctorate in 1994 from the University of New Hampshire in Microbiology. He has been developing diagnostics throughout that time including FDA-approved tests for Influenza, RSV, Legionella, and S. pneumoniae. He is now the Director of Clinical Affairs at Inverness Medical Innovations.

Organization Position Status
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Director of Clinical Affairs Current
Nerce, Inc. Current

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Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Director, Business Development Current
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Provident Healthcare Partners, LLC Co-Founder Current
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Independent Director Current
Provident Healthcare Partners, LLC Chairman Current
Cambridge Heart, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hisoftware, Inc. Vice Chairman Current
Longy School of Music Board of Directors Current
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Medical Specialties, Inc. Founder Former
Medical Specialties, Inc. Chairman Former
Cambridge Heart, Inc. Chairman Former
Provident Healthcare Partners, LLC Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Spokesman Current

Ellen Chiniara serves as General Counsel and Assistant Secretary and is responsible for managing legal matters for Inverness. Ms. Chiniara joined Inverness in October 2006 as General Counsel of the Professional Diagnostics strategic business unit and became General Counsel of the Company in May 2007. From 2002-2006, Ms. Chiniara was Associate General Counsel, Neurology of Serono, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company. Previously, she served as General Counsel to a healthcare venture capital fund and a healthcare management services organization, where she also was Chief Operating Officer of its clinical trial site management division. From 1994-1997, Ms. Chiniara was Assistant General Counsel at Value Health, a specialty managed healthcare company. She began her career as a corporate attorney in Boston with Hale and Dorr (now Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP) where she gained extensive experience in venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and high-growth companies. Ms. Chiniara has actively participated in PhRMA, BIO and has addressed industry groups regarding venture financing, HIPAA and bio-pharma joint ventures. Ms. Chiniara holds a juris doctorate from Stanford University and a bachelor's degree, magna cum laude from Bryn Mawr College.

Organization Position Status
Posture -D General Counsel Current
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. General Counsel Current
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Posture -D Board of Directors Current
Value Health, Inc. Assistant General Counsel Former
Emd Serono, Inc. Associate General Counsel Former
Stanford University Juris Doctorate Former
Bryn Mawr College Juris Doctorate Former
Bryn Mawr College Bachelor's Degree Former

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Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Current

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Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Harvard Business School Lincoln Filene Professor of Business Administration Current
Leigh Bureau, Ltd Current
easyJet Plc Current
Massachusetts Port Authority Chairman Current
Vitrue, Inc Director Current
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Epiphany Biosciences, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Home Health Care Affiliates, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Corporate Governance Board of Directors Current
Harvard Business Publishing Board of Directors Current
London Business School Dean Former
ACCION International non-executive director Former
Reebok International Ltd. non-executive director Former
Port Authority Chairman Former
Reebok International Ltd. Board of Directors Former
Harvard Business School Business Administration Former
Harvard University Degrees Former
University of Oxford Degrees Former

Organization Position Status
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. Senior Vice President, Human Resources Current
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Director Current
Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Former
West Virginia University master's degree in labor and industrial relations Former
Harvard Business School Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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     IMA $40.66 -0.68 (-1.64% )
Average Volume 768,424
Shares Outstanding 83.21M
Market Cap 3.4B
Year High 43.16
Year Low 16.74
Earnings Per Share 0.30
P/E Ratio 135.53
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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