WAYNE, Pa. and MISGAV, Israel, Sept. 10, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medgenics, Inc. (NYSE MKT:MDGN), the developer of a novel platform technology for the sustained production and delivery of therapeutic proteins in patients using ex vivo gene therapy and their own tissue for the treatment of rare and orphan diseases, today announced the appointment of Scott Applebaum as Chief Legal Officer.
"We are very excited to have Scott join our management team. He has a demonstrated ability to lead teams through the necessary operational, legal, strategic and regulatory hurdles associated with drug development and commercialization. We greatly look forward to his insight and guidance during this important time of growth as we formalize our development strategy going forward," commented Michael Cola, President and Chief Executive Officer of Medgenics.
Mr. Applebaum spent the last ten years at Shire Pharmaceuticals, most recently as Senior Vice President of the Neuroscience Business Unit based in Nyon, Switzerland. He initially joined Shire in 2004 as Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel. He then transitioned to Regulatory Affairs, with overall responsibility for the regulatory strategy, execution, operations and compliance for Shire Specialty Pharmaceutical products worldwide. Mr. Applebaum began his pharmaceutical career at Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he eventually rose to serve as Senior Counsel of the U.S. Medicines and Medical Imaging business unit.
Mr. Applebaum holds a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
About Medgenics, Inc.
Medgenics is developing BioPump™, a proprietary platform for the sustained production and delivery of therapeutic proteins using ex vivo gene therapy and the patient's own tissue for the treatment of orphan and rare diseases. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.medgenics.com.
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