InVivo Therapeutics Appoints Brian Hess as Interim Chief Science Officer
InVivo Therapeutics Appoints Brian Hess as Interim Chief Science Officer
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV), a developer of groundbreaking technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI) and neurotrauma, today appointed Brian Hess as Interim Chief Science Officer. Mr. Hess, a former Stryker biomaterials product development specialist, joined InVivo as its Director of Product Development in February 2012. As Director of Product Development, Mr. Hess is responsible for managing, developing and maintaining the pipeline for the entire portfolio of InVivo products. Mr. Hess replaces Edward Wirth, MD, PhD, who has resigned from his position as Chief Science Officer for personal reasons.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hess spent the previous eight years at Stryker developing biomaterial technologies for the orthopedic market, and he has led multiple product development teams through the FDA process. Mr. Hess was instrumental in developing HydroSetTM, an injectable calcium phosphate based bone substitute, from concept to product launch. The product has become the market-leading bone scaffold, and Stryker awarded Mr. Hess and his team with "Best Technology" and "Best Team Synergy" for their work on this critical product. Mr. Hess also won several research and development awards during his tenure at Stryker. Most notably he was named "Co-Innovator of the Year" in 2010 within Stryker Orthopeadics.
Said InVivo CEO Frank Reynolds, "Over the course of the last year we have watched Brian deepen his skill sets and emerge as a leader for InVivo. We are confident that the product development and clinical programs at InVivo continue to remain on track."
Commented Robert Langer, ScD, InVivo Therapeutics co-founder and scientific advisory board member, "I continue to be very excited and pleased about the wonderful science and biomaterials work that is going on at InVivo, and I'm very much hopeful that this research will help patients with neurotrauma injuries. Brian has an extremely strong background in biomaterials, and the team and I are looking forward to working with him in this capacity."
About InVivo Therapeutics
InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. is utilizing polymers as a platform technology to develop treatments to improve function in individuals paralyzed from traumatic spinal cord injuries. The company was founded in 2005 based on proprietary technology co-invented by Robert S. Langer, ScD. Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Joseph P. Vacanti, M.D., who is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2011, the company earned the prestigious 2011 David F. Apple Award from the American Spinal Injury Association for its outstanding contribution to spinal cord injury medicine. The publicly traded company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. For more details, visit www.invivotherapeutics.com.
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Certain statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and the Company intends that such statements are subject to the safe harbor created thereby. These statements include, but are not limited to, those relating to the expected approval of the FDA to conduct human clinical trials for the Company's products, the expected commencement date of any approved human clinical trials, the expected size of the pilot study, the expectation that the scaffold product will be regulated under a HDE pathway, and the expected acceleration of commercialization of the Company's products resulting therefrom. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, but are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. The factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to the Company's ability to obtain FDA approval to conduct human clinical trials; whether the human clinical trials produce acceptable results; the Company's ability to develop, market and sell products based on its technology; the expected benefits and efficacy of the Company's products and technology in connection with spinal cord injuries; the availability of substantial additional funding for the Company to continue its operations and to conduct research and development, clinical studies and future product commercialization; and, the Company's business, research, product development, regulatory approval, marketing and distribution plans and strategies. These and other factors are identified and described in more detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and subsequent filings with the SEC.
Forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date of this release. Subsequent events or circumstances occurring after such date may render these statements incomplete or out of date. The Company undertakes no obligation and expressly disclaims any duty to update such statements.
InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp.
Lauren Mitarotondo, (617) 863-5510
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