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Market Cap:$2.4M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$287.1K
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Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is a development-stage biotechnology company incorporated on July 6, 1988. We are engaged in the research, development, production and clinical testing of medical products based on materials created from our patented technology to produce proteins of unique design. Since 1992, we have focused primarily on developing materials technology and products to be used for: o soft tissue augmentation; o tissue adhesives and sealants; o wound healing support; and o drug delivery devices. We have also developed coating technology that can efficiently modify and improve the surface properties of traditional biomedical devices. Our primary goal is to develop medical products for use inside the body with significantly improved patient outcomes as compared to current products and practices. We began studies to identify our most promising materials technology for use in soft tissue augmentation products in 1996.
Interim Chief Executive OfficerJames B McCarthy
Number of Employees 13
Contact Information
10655 Sorrento Valley Rd
San Diego, California 92121
(858) 558-6064
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NAICS Code Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing: 339112
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| James B McCarthy | Interim Chief Executive Officer |
| Joseph Nichols | President, Prodex, Inc. |
| Joseph Cappello | Vice President, Research and Development, Chief Technical Officer and Director, Clinical Research |
| Franco A Ferrari | Vice President, Laboratory Operations and Polymer Production and Director, Molecular Genetics |
| John E Flowers | Vice President, Planning Operations |
| Kerry L Kuhn | Partner, Omega Obstetrics and Gynecology Center |
| Daniel I C Wang | Director, Biotechnology Process Engineering Center |
| Erin Davis | Director of Communications and Investor Relations |
| Janis Y Neves | Secretary, Director of Finance and Admin |
| Radine G Pobuda | Director, Quality Systems and Regulatory Affairs |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| William N Plamondon | President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Chairman of the Board |
| Allan Farber | Board of Directors |
| David A Tirrell | Board of Directors |
| Edward E David | Board of Directors |
| J William Efcavitch | Board of Directors |
| James M Anderson | Board of Directors |
| Richard Adelson | Board of Directors |
| Steven M Peltzman | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Interim Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Gemini Consulting Group, Inc. | CEO | Current |
| Initiatives Healthcare, Inc | President | Current |
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Gemini Consulting Group, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Sirigen, Inc | Chairman of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Initiatives Healthcare, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Strategy Forum, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wintrust Financial Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hinsdale Bank & Trust | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Health Lawyers Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Initiatives Healthcare, Inc | Member | Current |
| First Health Associates | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Gemini Consulting Group, Inc. | Founder | Former |
| Loyola University Chicago School of Law | J.D. | Former |
| Keller Graduate School of Management | M.B.A. | Former |
| National Strategy Forum, Inc. | member | Former |
| Hinsdale Bank & Trust | member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Chairman of the Board | Current |
| R.I. Heller & Company, LLC | President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| R.I. Heller & Company, LLC | Owner | Current |
| Central College | Board of Directors | Current |
| Turnaround Management Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Give Kids The World | Board of Directors | Current |
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| North Central College | Board of Directors | Current |
| Turnaround Management Association | Active Member | Current |
| Budget Rent | President and CEO | Former |
| Anc Rental Corp | CEO | Former |
| Anc Rental Corp | President | Former |
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Director | Former |
| Budget Corp | Former | |
| International Franchise Association | Board of Directors | Former |
| Give Kids The World | member | Former |
| International Franchise Association | Member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | President, Prodex, Inc. | Current |
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Dr. Cappello has served as Protein Polymer Technologies' Vice President for Research and Development, Chief Technical Officer, and Director, Polymer Research since 1997, and as Senior Research Director-Protein Engineering since September 1988. From 1985 to 1988, Dr. Cappello was Research Director, Molecular Design and Analysis at Syntro, where he directed efforts in molecular modeling and design of protein polymers. He is a co-inventor of the Company's protein polymer technology. From 1982 to 1985, Dr. Cappello was an American Cancer Society Fellow at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he developed systems for bacterial and yeast expression of foreign genes and conducted postdoctoral research on the genetic characterization of cellular differentiation. Dr. Cappello holds a B.S. in Genetics from the University of California at Davis, and a Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Vice President, Research and Development, Chief Technical Officer and Director, Clinical Research | Current |
| Syntro, LLC | Research Director | Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cancer Society Fellow | Former |
| University of Cincinnati College of Medicine | Ph.D. In Biological Chemistry | Former |
| University of Cincinnati | PH.D. In Biological Chemistry | Former |
| University of California, Davis | B.S. In Genetics | Former |
Dr. Ferrari has served as Protein Polymer Technologies' Vice President for Laboratory Operations and Polymer Production since 1997, and as the Company's Senior Research Director-Genetic Engineering since 1988. Dr. Ferrari was previously the Research Director, Polymer Expression at Syntro from 1983 to 1988, where he was responsible for demonstrating technical feasibility of the protein polymer project under a grant awarded by the Office of Naval Research. He is a co-inventor of the Company's protein polymer technology. From 1980 to 1983, Dr. Ferrari was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, where he worked on the development of novel plasmid DNA vectors for the introduction and expression of foreign genes in Bacillus. Prior to that, Dr. Ferrari was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pavia, Italy. He received his Ph.D., cum laude, from the Institute of Genetics at the University of Pavia, Italy.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Vice President, Laboratory Operations and Polymer Production and Director, Molecular Genetics | Current |
| Syntro, LLC | Research Director | Former |
| S.Com, Inc. | Senior Research Director, Genetic Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Vice President, Planning Operations | Current |
| Syntro, LLC | Director of Business Development | Former |
| University of Colorado | Mba Degree | Former |
| The University of Georgia | B.S. Degree In Biochemistry | Former |
Dr. Kuhn has served as a Director of the Company since April 2000. Dr. Kuhn is currently a partner and board-certified practicing physician at the Omega Obstetrics and Gynecologic Center in Coral Springs, Florida. Dr. Kuhn also serves as an adjunct professor in biology at the Nova University Department of Science, Math, and Technology.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Partner, Omega Obstetrics and Gynecology Center | Current |
| Math Corporation | Adjunct Professor | Current |
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Director, Biotechnology Process Engineering Center | Current |
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Ms. Davis has been the Corporate Secretary since January 2007. She has been a Director of R.I. Heller & Co., LLC ("Heller") since 2003. In addition to her duties as Secretary Ms. Davis manages certain of the Company's human resources, public and shareholder relations activities. Prior to joining Heller, Ms. Davis held various management positions with a variety of companies, most notably, she was vice president of communications and public relations for ANC Rental Corporation the former parent company of the Alamo and National car rental companies.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Director of Communications and Investor Relations | Current |
| Turnaround Management Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Secretary | Current |
| R.I. Heller & Company, LLC | Director | Current |
| Turnaround Management Association | Active Member | Current |
| American Society for Training & Development | Active Member | Current |
| Anc Rental Corp | Vice President of Communications | Former |
| Murray Company | Former | |
| University of Wisconsin | Masters Education | Former |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Bachelor of Arts Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Secretary, Director of Finance and Admin | Current |
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Secretary | Current |
Ms. Pobuda has served as Protein Polymer Technologies' Director, Quality Systems, since September 1999 and assumed regulatory affairs responsibilities in January 2001. Previously, she was Vice President of Regulatory Affairs/Quality Assurance at Helix Medical, Inc. Beginning her career at Shiley, Inc., Mrs. Pobuda has almost 25 years experience in regulatory affairs and quality systems support for the development and international commercialization of a wide variety of medical products, including implantable devices, drugs, biologics, and diagnostics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Director, Quality Systems and Regulatory Affairs | Current |
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Helix Medical Inc. | Vice President of Regulatory Affairs | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| StatSure Diagnostic Systems, Inc. | Consultant | Current |
| StatSure Diagnostic Systems, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Seroptix, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Corning Incorporated | Former | |
| Millipore Corporation | Former | |
| Corning Glass Works | Former | |
| OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Director | Former |
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