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Market Cap:$34.8M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.5M
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Celsion Corporation ("Celsion" or the "Company" or "we") is an innovative oncology drug development company focused on improving treatment for those suffering with highly aggressive and difficult to treat forms of cancer. We are working to develop and commercialize more efficient, effective and targeted chemotherapeutic oncology drugs based on our proprietary heat-activated liposomal technology. The promise of this drug technology is to maximize efficacy while minimizing side-effects common to cancer treatments. Our lead product ThermoDox ® is being evaluated in a Phase III clinical trial for primary liver cancer and a Phase II study for recurrent chest wall breast cancer. ThermoDox ® is a liposomal encapsulation of doxorubicin, an approved and frequently used oncology drug for the treatment of a wide range of cancers. Localized mild hyperthermia (40-42 degrees Celsius) releases the entrapped doxorubicin from the liposome enabling high concentrations of doxorubicin to be deposited preferentially in a targeted tumor. Celsion is also developing a product pipeline of cancer drugs that employ its heat activated liposomal technology. We are developing a liposomal formulation of docetaxel and plan to develop a number of other liposomal formulations for existing chemotherapeutic cancer drugs where we believe that our technology can improve efficacy and safety. ...

President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael H. Tardugno
Number of Employees 17
Contact Information

10220 Old Columbia Rd Ste L

Columbia, Maryland 21046-1705

celsion.com

(410) 290-5490

NAICS Code Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing: 334510

Recent Events

  • Celsion Posts 3Q 2009 Financial Results and Business Update

    11/14/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Celsion stock sale to raise $7.1M

    9/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Celsion to raise $7.1M in direct stock offering

    9/28/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • BioWatch: Biotechs tackle flu

    8/07/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

celsion corp. and shareholder - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael H. Tardugno President and Chief Executive Officer
Nicholas Borys Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Sean Moran CFO & Senior Vice President
Dennis Smith Vice President, Engineering
John Mon Vice President, New Prod Dev
Michael Oleck Vice President, Operations
Lawrence Akinsanmi Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs
Mark Italia Executive Director of Quality Assurance
Raj Prabhakar Executive Director, Strategic Planning & Business Development
Robert A. Reed Executive Director
Augustine Y Cheung

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
David Cheresh Chair for Research, Dept. of Pathology, Uc San Diego.
Anthony P. Deasey Board of Directors
Augustine Chow Board of Directors
Dudleigh C. Stone Board of Directors
Gary W. Pace Board of Directors
Gregory Weaver Board of Directors
Kris Venkat Board of Directors
Max Link Board of Directors
Peter Corry Vice Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Yu Augustine Chow Pok Board of Directors

Mr. Tardugno's career has been exclusively focused in the healthcare and brings over 29 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries to Celsion. He has held positions of increasing responsibility in general management, operations, and product and technology development. Prior to joining the company in 2007, Mr. Tardugno served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Mylan Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Mylan Laboratories, a transdermal delivery system and medical components company. Before Mylan, he was a founding member of management and Executive Vice President of Songbird Hearing, Inc, a privately held start-up company. Before Songbird, he held the positions of Senior Vice President of Technical Operations, World Wide for the ConvaTec division of Bristol-Myers Squibb, and World Wide Vice President of Technology Development and Manufacturing for Bausch & Lomb. Mr. Tardugno began his career in 1977 with Abbott Laboratories where he held positions in pharmaceutical operations and as plant manager for the company's Ross Laboratories Division nutritional business. Mr. Tardugno holds a B.S. in Biology with Chemistry concentration from St. Bonaventure University and attended the Harvard Business School executive program.

Organization Position Status
Celsion Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Celsion Corporation Board of Directors Current
Songbird Hearing, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Senior Vice President of Technical Operations Former
Mylan Technologies, Incorporated Senior Vice President Former
Mylan Technologies, Incorporated General Manager Former
St. Bonaventure University B.S. Degree Former

Nicholas Borys, M.D. joined Celsion on October 1, 2007 as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. In this position Dr. Borys manages the clinical development program for Celsion. Dr. Borys, who was most recently Chief Medical Officer at Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc, has accumulated extensive experience in all phases of pharmaceutical development with a focus in oncology while holding increasingly senior positions at Cytogen Corporation, Anthra Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Amersham Healthcare, Inc. and Hoffmann La-Roche Inc. Dr. Borys attended Rutgers University and holds an M.D. Degree from American University of the Caribbean.

Organization Position Status
Celsion Corporation Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Current
Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chief Medical Officer Former
Cytogen Corporation Former
Fda.Com Former
Bracco S.p.A. Former
American University MD Degree Former
Rutgers University Former

Mr. Moran joined Transport in June 2006. Previously, Mr. Moran was Chief Financial Officer of Sontra Medical Corporation from 2002 through 2006. Prior to his employment with Sontra, Mr. Moran was Chief Financial Officer of SatCon Technology Corporation from 2000 through 2002. From 1994 through 2000, Mr. Moran was Chief Financial Officer of Anika Therapeutics. Mr. Moran holds a B.S. in Business Administration and a M.B.A. from Babson College .

Organization Position Status
Transport Pharmaceuticals, Inc Chief Financial Officer Current
Celsion Corporation CFO & Senior Vice President Current
SatCon Technology Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Echo Therapeutics, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Transport Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Transport Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vice President of Finance and Administration Former
Babson College M.B.A. Former
Babson College B.S. In Business Administration Former

Vice President of Engineering rejoined the Company in May 2000, having previously worked with Celsion from 1985 to 1995 when he designed most of the equipment for the Company's first generation APA treatment. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Smith was Vice President, Engineering of Talla-Com Industries, a division of Tadiran Communications, Ltd, an Israeli manufacturer of high technology military and commercial VHF/UHF communication products.

Organization Position Status
Celsion Corporation Vice President, Engineering Current

Organization Position Status
Celsion Corporation Vice President, New Prod Dev Current
University of Maryland B.S. degree Former

Organization Position Status
Celsion Corporation Vice President, Operations Current
Johnson & Johnson Former
Cordis Corporation Former
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute M.S. in Electrical Engineering Former
University of Delaware M.B.A. Former
New Jersey Institute of Technology B.S. in Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC Vice President of Regulatory & Compliance Affairs Current
Celsion Corporation Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs Current
Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vice President of Clinical Op & Reg Affr Former

Organization Position Status
Celsion Corporation Executive Director of Quality Assurance Current
Rutgers University M.B.A Former

Raj Prabhakar joined Celsion in January 2004 and served as Director of Program Management leading the liver cancer program from preclinical stage through launch of the global Phase III HCC study. He was promoted to his current position of Executive Director of Strategic Planning & Business Development in January 2009, after serving as Senior Director of Strategic Planning and Business Development in December 2007. Raj currently heads up out-licensing and business development activities for Celsion, including managing the collaboration relationship with Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. for the Japan Territory. Raj has over 8 years of biomedical industry experience including Celsion, Protiveris (proteomics), Osiris Therapeutics (stem cells) and Harvard Medical School (orthopedic implants). Prior to receiving his M.B.A., Raj held analyst and associate positions for four years in several finance, venture capital and private equity firms. In addition to 12 years of experience, Raj holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and dual B.S. degrees from MIT in biology and mechanical engineering.

Organization Position Status
Celsion Corporation Executive Director, Strategic Planning & Business Development Current
Celsion Corporation Director of Program Management Former

Robert A. Reed, Ph.D. joined Celsion on May 11, 2009 as Executive Director, CMC and Technological Operations. In this position Dr. Reed oversees the CMC, QA and Technical Operations functions for Celsion. He most recently was Vice President, Pharmaceutical Operations at XenoPort, Inc., has 18+ years of experience & responsibility across XenoPort, Inc, Merck & Company, Inc., and The Liposome Company, Inc., with extensive scientific and regulatory experience in the design and development of pharmaceutical products. He holds a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was the recipient of a 3 year NIH Postdoctoral Individual Award at Princeton University.

Organization Position Status
Celsion Corporation Executive Director Current
Xenoportinc.Com Vice President, Pharmaceutical Operations Former
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill PH.D. In Analytical Chemistry Former

Organization Position Status
Celsion Corporation Current
The George Washington University Research Associate Professor Former
University of Maryland Ph.D. Former

Organization Position Status
Celsion Corporation Chair for Research, Dept. of Pathology, Uc San Diego. Current

Organization Position Status
Celsion Corporation Board of Directors Current
Celsion Corporation COO, President, Prolieve Division & Interim CEO, CFO Former
World Kitchen LLC Chief Financial Officer Former
Celsion Corporation Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer Former
World Kitchen LLC Senior Vice President, Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Harmony Asset Limited Chief Executive Officer Current
Celsion Corporation Board of Directors Current
City University Doctorate In Commercialization Former
University Corp. Ph.D. In Transfer Former
City University M.S. Former
London Business School M.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Celsion Corporation Board of Directors Current

Dr. Pace has served as a director of the company since December 2002. He is currently consultant and director of QRxPharma Ltd. (ASX:QRX), a director of ResMed (NYSE:RMD), Transition Theraputics Inc. (CDNX:TTH), and Peplin Ltd. (ASX:PEP). From 2002 to 2007, Dr. Pace was Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of QRxPharma Pty. Ltd. and from 1995 to 2001, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of RTP Pharma and from 2000 to 2002, Dr. Pace was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Waratah Pharmaceuticals Inc., a spin-off company from RTP Pharma. From 1993 to 1994, he was the founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Transcend Therapeutics Inc. (formerly Free Radical Sciences Inc.) a biopharmaceutical company. From 1989 to 1993, he was Senior Vice President of Clintec International, Inc., a Baxter/Nestle joint venture and manufacturer of clinical nutritional products. Dr. Pace holds a B.S. with honors from the University of New South Wales and a Ph.D. from MIT.

Organization Position Status
Transition Therapeutics Inc. Consultant Current
ResMed, Inc. Consultant Current
Massachusetts Institute Visiting Scientist Current
Celsion Corporation Board of Directors Current
Transition Therapeutics Inc. Board of Directors Current
Protiveris, Inc. Director Current
Sibaya Director Current
Peplin Limited Director Current
ResMed, Inc. Director Current
Hunter Immunology Limited Vice Chairman Current
Qrxpharma Pty, Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Former
Clintec International Ltd Senior Vice President Former
Qrxpharma Pty, Ltd. Founder Former
Qrxpharma Pty, Ltd. Director and Consultant Former
University of Queensland Adjunct Professor Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Visiting Scientist Former
Qrxpharma Pty, Ltd. Chairman Former
Hunter Immunology Limited Board of Directors Former
University Corp. B.S. With Honors Former
University of New South Wales B.S. with honors Former

Organization Position Status
Talyst Chief Financial Officer Former
Celsion Corporation Board of Directors Current
Prism Technologies, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
ILEX Oncology, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
MDRNA, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Andersen Corporation Former
MDRNA, Inc. Secretary Former
Boston College MBA Former
Trinity University B.S. In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Eleos, Inc. Managing Director Current
Thar Technologies Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Automated Cell Incorporated Chairman Current
Sequenom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Strand Genomics Board of Directors Current
Celsion Corporation Board of Directors Current
Transvivo Vice Chairman Current
Omicia Vice Chairman Current
Phyton, Inc. CEO Former
Omicia Founder, CEO Former
Phyton, Inc. managing director) of its German Former
Anna University Faculty Former
Yale University Faculty Former
Dartmouth College Faculty Former
Rutgers University Visiting Professor Former
Provid Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Former
Phyton, Inc. Chairman Former
Rutgers University Ph.D. Former
Indian Institute of Technology degree in Chemical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Celsion Corporation Vice Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Current

Organization Position Status
Celsion Corporation Board of Directors Current
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     CLSN $2.88 -0.03 (-1.03% )
Average Volume 52,563
Shares Outstanding 12.11M
Market Cap 34.9M
Year High 5.25
Year Low 1.6
Earnings Per Share -1.36
P/E Ratio -2.12
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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