Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Redchip Companies, Inc. |
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Echo Therapeutics, Inc. |
Chairman, President & CEO |
Current |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC |
Vice President, Senior Biotechnology Analyst |
Former |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC |
Senior Biotechnology Analyst |
Former |
| Echo Therapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University |
Degree |
Former |
Mr. Mitchell joined Sontra Medical Corporation (now Echo) in January 2007 and served as Sontra's Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer through its merger with ETI. Mr. Mitchell also served in several key executive roles as a consultant to Sontra prior to January 2007. Prior to joining Sontra, Mr. Mitchell served as President and Chief Executive Officer of MedTech Advances, Inc., a privately-held diabetes medical device company, Executive Vice President and a director of Boston Medical Technologies, Inc., a privately-held diabetes medical device company, and as a financial and management consultant to several other public and private companies. Mr. Mitchell is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts and the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Echo Therapeutics, Inc. |
Vice President, Corporate Development |
Current |
| Cato Bioventures |
Associate Principal |
Current |
| The Endocrine Society |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Endocrine Society |
Member |
Current |
| Durham Pharmaceuticals Ltd |
Vice President, Corporate Development |
Former |
| Northwestern University School of Medicine |
Clinical Operations Manager |
Former |
| Insmed Incorporated |
Clinical Research Scientist |
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 |
| Echo Therapeutics, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Confluent Surgical, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Rhode Island College |
B.S. degree in microbiology |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Gelesis Inc. |
Vice President and Head of Operations, Follica |
Current |
| Follica Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Follica Inc. |
Head of Operations |
Current |
| Echo Therapeutics, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Follica Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Northeastern University |
MS |
Former |
Dr. Amaral is the VP of Surgical Technologies in the Corporate Office of Science and Technology at Johnson & Johnson. He is the former President & CEO of Rhode Island Hospital. Before taking leadership of Rhode Island Hospital in 2000, Dr. Amaral trained as a resident, practiced surgery, and eventually became Chief of Surgery for the hospital. He has oversaw a $350 million capital renovation project, information services improvements, and stewarded the hospital from a $30 million loss in 2000 to a 4% profit in 2005. An innovator in minimally invasive surgical techniques and technologies, he was the co-developer of ultrasonically activated cutting Harmonic Scalpel currently sold worldwide by Johnson & Johnson. Currently he is a director of Sontra Medical (NASDAQ: SONT) and has served on the advisory boards of Davol, US Surgical, Stryker Endoscopy, Hereous Laser, Axya, and J&J Ethicon Endo-Surgery. Dr. Amaral received a BA from Providence College and MD from Brown Medical School.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rhode Island Hospital |
CEO |
Current |
| Isis Biopolymer, Inc. |
Dr. Amaral Is Vice President |
Current |
| Brown Medical School |
Professor |
Current |
| Point Judith Capital |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Isis Biopolymer, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Point Judith Capital Partners |
Advisory Member |
Current |
| Echo Therapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rhode Island Hospital |
President |
Former |
| Johnson & Johnson |
|
Former |
| Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. |
|
Former |
| U.S. Surgical |
Advisory Member |
Former |
| Brown Medical School |
MD |
Former |
| Providence College |
BS Degree |
Former |
Shawn K. Singh, J.D., President, serves as Chief Business Officer and General Counsel of Cato Research, as Managing Principal of Cato Venture Group, as Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Director of VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc., and as and member of the business advisory board of Investigen. Prior to joining CATO, Mr. Singh served as Chief Business Officer of SciClone Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SCLN), as a founder of Start-up-Law, President of Artemis Neuroscience (acquired by VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc. in 2003), as a Corporate Finance Associate in the Silicon Valley offices of Morrison & Foerster, an international Law firm. Mr. Singh is a member of the State Bar of California.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Echo Therapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| KeySpan Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| KeySpan Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Quantrx Biomedical Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Fluoropharma Inc. |
Director, Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| The Trident Group |
Partner |
Current |
| Quantrx Biomedical Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Echo Therapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Quiqmeds, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Trident Group |
Owner |
Former |
| Philadelphia University |
Master of Business Administration Degree |
Former |
| The Pennsylvania State University |
Bachelor of Science Degree |
Former |
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