Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Coram Healthcare Corporation |
President |
Current |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Chiral Quest, Inc. |
President of U.S. Operations |
Current |
| Chiral Quest, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Nabi Biopharmaceuticals |
Senior Vice President of Operations |
Former |
| Schering-Plough Corporation |
|
Former |
| University of Miami |
MBA in Health Administration |
Former |
| Denison University |
BA in Economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cytogen Corporation |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Current |
| Michael D. Becker |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Director, Chief Executive Officer and President |
Current |
| National Investor Relations Institute |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cytogen Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Wayne Hummer Investments, L.L.C. |
|
Former |
| Cytogen Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| DePaul University |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Rhone-Poulenc Rorer |
|
Current |
| Genaera Corporation |
Cfo |
Former |
| Cytogen Corporation |
Cfo |
Former |
| Micromet, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Genaera Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Cytogen Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Micromet, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| GSI Commerce, Inc. |
Controller |
Former |
| Genaera Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Lafayette College |
BA degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Chief Sci. & Med. Officer |
Current |
| National Cancer Institute |
Clinical Associate |
Former |
| Harvard Medical School |
M.D. Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Chief Technology Officer and Director |
Current |
| Chiral Quest, Inc. |
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer |
Current |
| Chiral Quest, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Pennsylvania State University |
Chief |
Former |
| The Pennsylvania State University |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Assistant Professor |
Former |
| The Pennsylvania State University |
Assistant Professor |
Former |
| The Pennsylvania State University |
Ph.D |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Ph.D. In Organic and Inorganic Chemistry |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Global Process Research and Development |
Current |
| Synthon Chiragenics Corporation |
Director of Process Chemistry |
Former |
| Sepracor Inc. |
Associate |
Former |
| Chiral Quest, Inc. |
|
Former |
| University of Waterloo |
Ph.D. In Synthetic Organic Chemistry |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Vice President of Corporate Business Development |
Current |
| CIMA Labs Inc. |
Vice President, Business Development |
Current |
| Pharmacia Corporation |
Vice President of Business Development . While |
Former |
| University of Northern Iowa |
Assistant Professor |
Former |
| Iowa State University |
Assistant Professor |
Former |
| The Upjohn Company |
|
Former |
| Iowa State University |
Ph.D. in Genetics |
Former |
| Creighton University |
B.S. in Biology |
Former |
Ken Li MA, MBA kli@cqpharm.com , General Manager of ChiralQuest JiaShan (CQJ) in China, joined ChiralQuest from BioDefense Corp., where he was VP of operations. Ken has over 10 years drug development experience with Eisai Research Institute in Massachusetts and Wyeth-Ayerst. Ken was instrumental in the development of Eisai's complex anti-sepsis drug and he is expert in chemical process R&D and scale-up under cGMP. Ken is a member of the Board of SAPA, and was the founder and first president for SAPA-NE. Mr. Li received his MBA from Babson College, and his MA from City College of New York. . Laura Schove, Ph.D., lschove@chiralquest.com Director of Business Development, joined Chiral Quest in February 2006. Prior to joining Chiral Quest, Dr. Schove was the Manager of West Coast Sales for Regis Technologies. She has over ten years experience working on the west coast with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Schove was employed by Tripos Inc. in several positions, eventually serving as Director of Business Development. Dr. Schove worked as a computational chemist at Signal Pharmaceuticals (now Celgene) and ImmunoPharmacetics (acquired by Encysive). Dr. Schove holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of California at Los Angeles. Xumu Zhang, Ph.D., xumu@chem.psu.edu Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, is Professor of Organic Chemistry at Pennsylvania State University. He began teaching at Penn State as an Assistant Professor in 1994. Dr. Zhang completed his post-doctoral and research work at Stanford University where he received his Ph.D. in 1992 under the direction of Professor James P. Collman.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
General Manager of Chiralquest Jiashan (Cqj) |
Current |
| China Healthcare Group |
Managing Director |
Current |
| The Pennsylvania State University |
Professor |
Current |
| Chiral Quest,Inc. |
|
Current |
| Biodefense Corporation |
Vice President of Operations |
Former |
| Tripos Inc. |
Director of Business Development |
Former |
| Chcc |
|
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Ph.D. In Organic Chemistry |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Ph.D |
Former |
| Babson College |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| City University of New York |
Master of Science Degree In Chemistry |
Former |
| City College of New York |
Ma |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chelsea Therapeutics International, Ltd. |
Interim President |
Current |
| Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Founder and Co-Chairman of Actin Biomed |
Current |
| Ziopharm, Inc |
Founder and Co-Chairman of Actin Capital, Llc and Actin Biomed |
Current |
| Chiral Quest, Inc. |
Director of Research of Paramount Biocapital Asset Management |
Current |
| Hana Biosciences, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chiral Quest, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ziopharm Oncology, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Paramount Acquisition Corp |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chelsea Therapeutics International, Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ziopharm, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Emisphere Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Paramount Biosciences, LLC |
Director of Research |
Former |
| Actin Inc |
|
Former |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
Ph.D. in Molecular Neurobiology |
Former |
| New York University School of Medicine |
M.D. |
Former |
| University of Vermont |
B.A. In Psychology |
Former |
| Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
member |
Former |
Stephen C. Rocamboli has served as our non-executive Chairman since February 2003 and Secretary since November 2006. He was our Secretary from 2003 to December 2003. Mr. Rocamboli is currently President of Pear Tree Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Prior to joining Pear Tree, Mr. Rocamboli was general counsel of Paramount BioCapital, Inc. and Paramount BioCapital Investments, LLC and served as deputy general counsel of those companies from September 1999 to August 2007. From November 2002 to December 2003, Mr. Rocamboli served as director of Ottawa, Ontario based Adherex Technologies, Inc. Mr. Rocamboli also serves as a member of the board of directors of several privately held development stage biotechnology companies. Prior to joining Paramount, Mr. Rocamboli practice law in the health care field. He received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pear Tree Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Paramount Biosciences, LLC |
Senior Managing Director |
Current |
| Paramount Biosciences, LLC |
General Counsel |
Current |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Non-Executive Chairman |
Current |
| Immune Control, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Velcera Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cutanea Life Sciences |
Director |
Current |
| Immune Control, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Immune Control, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Pear Tree Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Secretary |
Former |
| Adherex Technologies, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Fordham University Law School |
J.D. |
Former |
| State University of New York at Albany |
B.A. Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Kinex Pharmaceuticals, LLC |
Chairman |
Current |
| Chiral Quest, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chelsea Therapeutics International, Ltd. |
Director |
Current |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ribapharm, Inc |
CEO |
Former |
| Ribapharm, Inc |
President |
Former |
| ICN Pharmaceuticals |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Schering-Plough Research Institute |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Senior Vice President and Head of Research and Development |
Former |
| Roth Capital Partners LLC |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Schering-Plough Research Institute |
Senior Director of Antiviral Therapy |
Former |
| Schering-Plough Corporation |
Senior Director of Antiviral Therapy |
Former |
| ICN Pharmaceuticals |
Head of Research and Development |
Former |
| University of London |
Faculty |
Former |
| University of Hong Kong |
Fellow |
Former |
| University of Florida |
Faculty |
Former |
| Kinex Pharmaceuticals, LLC |
Independent Contractor |
Former |
| Anady's |
|
Former |
| Ribapharm, Inc |
Chairman |
Former |
| Nutrition Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Gastroenterology, Llp. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University Corp. |
M.D. |
Former |
| University of Hong Kong |
Doctoral Degree |
Former |
| University of Hong Kong |
M.B.B.S. and M.D. |
Former |
| University Corp. |
B.S. |
Former |
| University Corp. |
Degree |
Former |
| University of Hong Kong |
Medical Degree |
Former |
| Royal College |
|
Former |
| Nutrition Inc. |
Member |
Former |
| Gastroenterology, Llp. |
Member |
Former |
| Chelsea Therapeutics International, Ltd. |
member |
Former |
Kenneth W. Brimmer, age 53. Mr. Brimmer has been a director of STEN Corporation since February 1998. Mr. Brimmer has been the Company’s Chief Executive Officer since September 2003. Mr. Brimmer also has been Chief Manager of Brimmer Company, LLC, a private investment company, since December 2001. Mr. Brimmer was the Chairman and a Director of Active IQ Technologies, Inc. from April 2000 until June 2003 and was its Chief Executive Officer from April 2000 until December 2001. Previously, Mr. Brimmer was President of Rainforest Cafe, Inc. from April 1997 until April 2000 and he was also its Treasurer from its inception in 1995 until April 2000. Mr. Brimmer currently serves on the board of directors of New York Stock Exchange listed Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. Mr. Brimmer also is currently a member of the board of directors of Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc. and Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| STEN Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| STEN Corporation |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Spectre, Inc |
Chairman |
Current |
| Spectre Gaming, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Landry's Restaurants Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| STEN Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Entrx Corp. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Rainforest café |
President |
Former |
| Rainforest café |
Executive Officer |
Former |
| Grand Casinos Inc. |
|
Former |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Former |
| Rainforest café |
Treasurer |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Prolific Publishing, Inc. |
Vice President of Sales and Marketing |
Current |
| Arctic Cat Inc. |
Vice President of Sales and Marketing |
Current |
| Software Publishing Corporation |
Vice President of Sales and Marketing |
Current |
| Vioquest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Spectre Gaming, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Outdoor Marine |
Vice President of Marketing |
Former |
| Teledyne Continental Motors |
Vice President of Sales |
Former |
| Teledyne Technologies Incorporated |
Vice President of Sales, Marketing |
Former |
| Mercury Marine |
Director of Marketing |
Former |
| Outdoor Marine |
Group Head of Marketing |
Former |
Vincent M. Aita, Ph.D. has served as a member of the board of directors since February 2003. Dr. Aita currently is a partner at Kilkenny Capital Management, LLC. Prior to joining Kilkenny, from October 2000 until January 2004, Dr. Aita was a research analyst with Paramount BioCapital Asset Management, Inc. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Genetics and Development at Columbia University and concurrently served as a scientific consultant for Research Assessment Associates, Inc. Dr. Aita received his Ph.D. in Genomics from the Columbia Genome Center at Columbia University in 1999.