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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$17.5M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

ITI's mission is to develop novel proprietary nasal spray drug therapies that improve safety, convenience and efficacy for patients, their caregivers and health professionals; to offer employees rewarding opportunities; and to provide business partners and investors with superior returns.

President and Chief Executive Officer
Peter F. Young
Number of Employees 14
Contact Information

80 West - Plaza Two Ste 310

Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663

www.intranasal....

1 201 843 3308

NAICS Code Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers: 424210

News & Analysis

intranasal technology inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Peter F. Young President and Chief Executive Officer
Franz F Hefti Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer
Jeffery D Edelson Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Richard A. Fisher Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer
Gregory G Plucinski Vice President of Manufacturing Operations
Kathleen Boziwick Vice President of Commercial Development
Michael Lusty Vice President of Pharmaceutical Development
Susan R Mason Vice President of Clinical Operations
Timothy I Mitchell Vice President Quality and Regulatory Affairs
Edwin Cohen Founder

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Jordan Cohen Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board
Michael J Ross Chairman
Bruce A. Peacock Board of Directors
Daniel P Wermeling Board of Directors
G. Burrill Board of Directors
Jacqueline A French Board of Directors
James L.L. Tullis Board of Directors
Paul Ashton Board of Directors
Robert Weisskoff Board of Directors
Sam R Sharar Board of Directors
Sveinbjorn Gizurarson Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Intranasal Technology, Inc President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Alphavax, Inc CEO Current
Alphavax, Inc President Current
Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. Board of Directors Current
Alta Partners Director Current
Intranasal Technology, Inc Board of Directors Current
Positions, Inc. Former
Abbott International LLC Former
Indiana University MBA In Marketing Former
Indiana University BA In History Former

Dr. Franz F. Hefti has held the position of Chief Development Officer at Intranasal Therapeutics since 2006. From 2003 to 2006 he led the drug development efforts at Rinat Neuroscience Corporation as Executive Vice President of Drug Development. During this time, three antibody drug candidates advanced from the discovery stage to preclinical and clinical development. The success of these programs led to the acquisition of Rinat Neuroscience by Pfizer Inc. in 2006. Before joining Rinat, Dr. Hefti was Senior Vice President of Neuroscience Research at Merck & Co. for eight years, where he coordinated the company's neuroscience research worldwide, serving as site head for the neuroscience research centers in the U.K. an d S an Diego . During his tenure, small molecule drug candidates covering six drug targets in the neuroscience area were taken into development. Prior to Merck & Co., Dr. Hefti was Director of the Neuroscience Research Department at Genentech for three years. Prior to Genentech, he spent more than a decade in academia as a Professor at the University of Southern California and Associate Professor at the University of Miami where he carried out seminal research on therapeutic applications of neurotrophic factors. He published over 250 papers on neurotrophic factors and topics in neuropharmacology, as well as a recent textbook "Drug Discovery for Nervous System Diseases" (John Wiley & Sons). Dr. Hefti received his Ph.D. from the U niversity of Z urich and did his postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Max Planck Institute in Munich

Organization Position Status
Intranasal Technology, Inc Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer Current
Satoris, Inc. Board of Directors Current
University of Miami Associate Professor Former
University of Zurich Ph.D. Former

Organization Position Status
Intranasal Technology, Inc Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Current
Therion Biologics Corporation Former

Richard Fisher joined ITI in November 2006 after leading research groups in several successful biotechnology companies. He most recently served as Senior Vice President, Research & Product Development for GlycoFi, a yeast technology-based biotherapeutics company acquired by Merck in June 2006. Prior to GlycoFi, Rich served from 1998 to 2005 as Vice President, Research & Discovery for UCB Research, a subsidiary of UCB Pharma, where he led small molecule discovery through early development efforts and aided in the $2.5 billion acquisition of Celltech by UCB in 2004. Prior to joining UCB, Rich led research from 1994 to 1998 at CytoMed, a small molecule-based company, which was acquired by Millennium Pharmaceuticals (Leukosite) in 1998. Prior to CytoMed, Rich served in various senior scientific positions at Biogen (currently BiogenIdec), including Director of Molecular Biology, Program Executive, and Director of Science and Technology. Rich earned both a Ph.D. in Microbiology and a B.A. in Zoology from the University of Iowa.

Organization Position Status
Intranasal Technology, Inc Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer Current
Glycofi, Inc. Senior Vice President, Research & Product Development Former
UCB Pharma Inc. Vice President, Research Former
The University of Iowa B.A. In Zoology Former

Mr. Plucinski has served as Assistant Vice President of Manufacturing Operations since February of 2002. He has over 19 years of experience in plant design, start-up, validation and operation. He has led development and validation efforts for a wide range of pharmaceutical processes including aseptic and non-aseptic filling of nasal spray and inhalation drug products and aseptic filling of sterile injectables. Prior to joining ITI, Mr. Plucinski directed manufacturing operations functions at development stage and high-growth pharmaceutical organizations including Northfield Laboratories, Inc. and Dey, L.P. He has extensive experience in managing day-to-day pharmaceutical plant operations to consistently manufacture high quality drug products. Mr. Plucinski holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and an MBA from the University of Kentucky.

Organization Position Status
Northfield Laboratories Inc. Former
Dey L.P. Former
University of Kentucky MBA Former
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater B.S. In Biology Former

Organization Position Status
Intranasal Technology, Inc Vice President of Commercial Development Current
Pfizer Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Intranasal Technology, Inc Vice President of Pharmaceutical Development Current
The University of St Andrews Ph.D. In Applied Physics Former

Ms. Mason has over 17 years of experience in clinical drug development including 12 years in management. Ms. Mason held positions as Senior Manager, Clinical Project Management and Planning, and Associate Director, Clinical Data Management for a publicly-held contract research organization. Ms. Mason also served as the Director of Clinical Operations for a start-up privately-held contract research organization and was responsible for overall administrative, financial and operational management of multiple departments. Prior to joining ITI, Ms. Mason was the Assistant Director of the University of Kentucky's principal clinical pharmacology research program and primarily managed ITI's clinical research program within the University as well as with external vendors.

Organization Position Status
Intranasal Technology, Inc Vice President of Clinical Operations Current
University of Kentucky Assistant Director of the University of Kentucky's Principal Clinical Pharmacology Research Program Former

Organization Position Status
Coldstream Laboratories Inc. Vice President Quality and Regulatory Compliance Current
Intranasal Technology, Inc Vice President Quality and Regulatory Affairs Current
Lifenet, Inc. Vice President, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs Former
Eastman Chemical Company Board of Directors Former
Purdue University B.S. Degree In Genetic Biology Former

Organization Position Status
Intranasal Technology, Inc Founder Current
Intranasal Technology, Inc Board of Directors Current
Intranasal Technology, Inc Manager Former
Fordham University Doctor of Science Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Advanced Medical Reviews Medical Director Current
Intranasal Technology, Inc Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board Current
Mercy Hospital and Medical Center Chief Resident Former
University of California, Irvine Assistant Former
University of Kentucky Dean Former
University of California, Los Angeles Doctorate Former
University of California, Irvine Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences and graduated Summa Cum Laude Former

Organization Position Status
Aeron Wine Cellars General Partner, Schroder Ventures Life Sciences Current
Cell-Free Technology Managing Partner, Sv Life Sciences Current
SV Life Sciences General Partner Current
Sv Life Sciences Advisers Llp Managing Partner Current
Fundamental Applied Biology, Inc. Managing Partner, Sv Life Sciences Current
Rinat Neuroscience Corporation Current
Intranasal Technology, Inc Chairman Current
Archemix Corp Board of Directors Current
Fundamental Applied Biology, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cell-Free Technology Board of Directors Current
Alinea Pharmaceuticals, Inc Board of Directors Current
Thayer School of Engineering Board of Directors Current
Alinea LLC. Board of Directors Current
Intranasal Technology, Inc Board of Directors Current
Aderis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Axys Pharmaceuticals CEO Former
CyThera Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Exsar Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Actimmune Vice President of Development Former
Nutropin Vice President of Development Former
Genentech, Inc. Vice President of Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry Former
Pulmozyme Vice President of Development Former
Genentech, Inc. Team Member Former
Exelixis, Inc. Former
Glycofi, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Epimmune, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Genencor Board of Directors Former
CyThera Inc. Board of Directors Former
California Institute of Technology Ph.D. Former
Harvard University Doctorate In Molecular Biology Former
Dartmouth College Ab Former

Organization Position Status
Alba Therapeutics Corp Chief Executive Officer Current
Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Alba Therapeutics Corp President Current
Sv Life Sciences Advisers Llp Venture Partner Current
SV Life Sciences Venture Partner Current
Alba Therapeutics Corp Board of Directors Current
Cell-Free Technology Board of Directors Current
Sapphire Therapeutics, Inc Board of Directors Current
Othera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery Inc. Board of Directors Current
Intranasal Technology, Inc Board of Directors Current
Centocor, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Cephalon, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Adolor Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
The Little Clinic LLC CEO Former
Orthovita, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Othera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Former
Orthovita, Inc. President Former
Adolor Corporation President Former
Orthovita, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Cephalon, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Centocor, Inc. Cfo Former
Centocor, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Cephalon, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Centocor, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery Inc. Venture Partner Former
Adolor Corporation Executive Officer Former
Cephalon, Inc. senior management positions Former
Johnson & Johnson Former
The Little Clinic LLC Director Former
Centocor, Inc. Director Former
Orthovita, Inc. Director Former
Cephalon, Inc. Director Former
Adolor Corporation Board of Directors Former
Villanova University Bachelor's Degree In Business Administration Former
Villanova University Business Administration Former
Adolor Corporation member Former

Dr. Wermeling has more than 15 years of experience in clinical drug development and is responsible for directing ITI's science and technology activities. He served as a tenured Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky's College of Pharmacy and was director of its Drug Product Evaluation Unit, a clinical pharmacology program, between 1990 and July 2001, when he chose to devote more time to ITI's development. He served as ITI's Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from July 2001 until August 2004, when he returned to his full-time position at the University. Dr. Wermeling continues to serve ITI as Chief Scientific Officer and is the primary inventor of patented technologies to which ITI holds exclusive licensing rights. Dr. Wermeling has published nearly 60 research articles and also has served as a consultant to companies, government and academic institutions. He recently became a member of the National Institutes of Health's Gene and Drug Delivery Systems grant review committee. He also is a founding member of the recently created Kentucky Life Science Organization, which advises the Governor on economic development policy related to life sciences.

Organization Position Status
Intranasal Technology, Inc Board of Directors Current
Intranasal Technology, Inc Senior Vice President Former

G. Steven Burrill has been involved in the growth and prosperity of the biotechnology industry for over 40 years. An early pioneer, Mr. Burrill is one of the original architects of the industry and one of its most avid and sustained developers. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Pharmasset (NASDAQ: VRUS) and is a member of the Boards of Directors of Catalyst Biosciences, DepoMed (NASDAQ: DEPO), Intranasal, Phytomedics, Proteogenix, Proventys, Targacept (NASDAQ: TRGT) and XDx. Prior to founding Burrill & Company in 1994, he spent 28 years with Ernst & Young, directing and coordinating the firm's services to clients in the biotechnology/life sciences/high technology/manufacturing industries worldwide. In 2002, Mr. Burrill was recognized as the biotech investment visionary by the prestigious Scientific American magazine (The Scientific American 50). Mr. Burrill is a founder and currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for the National Medals of Science and Technology. Additionally, he serves as Chairman of the Board on Campaign for Medical Research as well as Chairman of the San Francisco Mayor?s Biotech Advisory Committee (MAYBAC). Other not-for-profit activities include serving on the Boards of Directors for the Bay Area Science Infrastructure Consortium, BayBio, California Healthcare Institute, The Exploratorium, Genetics Policy Institute, The Kellogg Center for Biotechnology, Kramden Institute, The National Health Museum, and Research!America. He also serves as an advisor on the MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation.

Organization Position Status
Burrill & Company CEO Current
National Medals President, Chairman of the Board Current
National Medals Founder Current
University of California adjunct professor Current
University of California, San Francisco Adjunct Professor Current
Pjb Publications, Ltd. Current
Pyxis Genomics, Inc. Chairman of the Boards Current
Pharmasset, Inc. Chairman of the Boards Current
Icoria Inc. Chairman of the Boards Current
Andrx Corporation Chairman Current
Bioimagene, Inc. Chairman Current
Newbridge Chairman of The Boards Current
Proventys, Inc. Board of Directors Current
BayBio Director Current
Bioexec Ventures, LLC Board of Directors Current
Crosscart, Inc Board of Directors Current
Pharmasset, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Clinical Data Inc. Board of Directors Current
Intranasal Technology, Inc Board of Directors Current
Kramden Institute Board Member Current
Depomed, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Third Wave Technologies, Inc. Director Current
University of California Director Current
California Healthcare Institute, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The National Health Museum, Inc Treasurer Current
Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Proteogenix, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Center for Policy On Emerging Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Phytomedics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Depomed, Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Burrill & Company Former
Burrill & Company Founder Current
The Center for Policy On Emerging Technologies, Inc. CEO, Burrill and Company, San Francisco Former
Pharmasset, Inc. President and CEO of Pharmasset, Inc. Former
Craves Founder Former
Icoria Inc. Board of Directors Former
Ernst & Young Director Former

Dr. French is a highly regarded expert on epilepsy and clinical trials for new seizure treatments. She serves as Professor in the Department of Neurology and as Assistant Dean for Clinical Trials at the University of Pennsylvania, and she is the Director of the Penn Epilepsy Center. Her research efforts are specifically focused on new antiepileptic drug development, and she has directed numerous clinical drug trials in the area of epilepsy therapy. In addition to having written and edited more than 100 articles and books on antiepileptic drugs she currently is the Epilepsy Section Editor of Clinical Neuropharmacology Dr. French has taken on several leadership roles within the American Epilepsy Society, in the areas of therapeutics, practice parameters and multicenter trial implementation. She is currently coordinating 14 epilepsy centers' evaluation of post-marketing experiences with new drugs. Dr. French received her medical degree from Brown University Medical School, completed her residency and an epilepsy fellowship at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York, and an additional epilepsy fellowship at Yale University.

Organization Position Status
Intranasal Technology, Inc Board of Directors Current
Brown Medical School Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Tullis Health Investors Chief Executive Officer Current
Tullis-Dickerson & Co., Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Tullis-Dickerson & Co., Inc. Founder Current
Tullis Health Investors Founder Current
Crane Co. Board of Directors Current
Myocor, Inc. Director Current
Intranasal Technology, Inc Board of Directors Current
ViaCell, Inc. Director Current
Tullis-Dickerson & Co., Inc. Owner Former
Morgan Stanley Led Health Care Investment Research Former
Harvard Business School MBA Former
Stanford University Bachelor's Degree Former
Stanford University Graduate Former

Dr. Ashton has served as the Managing Director of the Company since January 2007 and was its Executive Director of Strategy from December 2005 to January 2007. From 1996 until its acquisition by the Company in December 2005, Dr. Ashton was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Control Delivery Systems, Inc. ( CDS ), a drug delivery company that he co-founded in 1991. Dr. Ashton was previously a joint faculty member in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Surgery at the University of Kentucky, served on the faculty of Tufts University and worked as a pharmaceutical scientist at Hoffman-La-Roche.

Organization Position Status
Psivida Limited President & Chief Executive Officer Current
Psivida Limited Board of Directors Current
Intranasal Technology, Inc Board of Directors Current
Intranasal Technology, Inc Member Current
Control Delivery Systems, Inc. CEO Former
Control Delivery Systems, Inc. President Former
Psivida Limited Managing Director Former
University of Kentucky Professor Former
Control Delivery Systems, Inc. Director Former
University of Wales Ph.D. In Pharmaceutical Science Former
Durham University B.Sc In Chemistry Former

Organization Position Status
Envivo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Partner, Fidelity Biosciences Current
Fidelity Biosciences Partner Current
Transave, Inc. Partner at Fidelity Biosciences Group Current
Envivo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Fidelity Biosciences Board of Directors Current
Intranasal Technology, Inc Board of Directors Current
Harvard Medical School Associate Professor Former
Massachusetts, Inc. PH.D. In Physics Former
Columbia University M.B.A. Former
Harvard University A.B. Degree In Physics Former
Phi Beta Kappa A.B. Degree In Physics Former

Organization Position Status
Intranasal Technology, Inc Board of Directors Current
Harvard University Undergraduate Degree Former
University of Washington Degree Former

Dr. Gizurarson has extensive research and business experience in the development of nasal drug and vaccine delivery systems, from preformulation to the clinical trial stages. In 1991, Dr Gizurarson founded Lyfjathroun Biopharmaceuticals, a nasal drug delivery company that initially focused on the safe and non-invasive nasal delivery of antigens and later on optimizing the delivery of rapid-onset nasal products. Lyfjathroun received 11 international patents for the vaccines and drugs it developed, entering licensing and other collaborative agreements with pharmaceutical companies as well as developing its own products. Dr Gizurarson served as Lyfjathroun's CEO between 1999 and 2005. He is currently Professor of Pharmacy and Clinical Therapeutics at the University of Iceland, where he has served on the faculty since 1991 after receiving his Ph.D. from The Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr Gizurarson's research has been widely published, and he has served on journal editorial boards as well as on national and international government and academic bodies handling issues related to research and life sciences.

Organization Position Status
Intranasal Technology, Inc Board of Directors Current

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