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CENTENNIAL, Colo., September
12, 2006 Cell>Point today announced F. David Rollo, M.D., Ph.D. has
joined the company as President. Dr. Rollo was formerly Chief Medical
Officer of Philips Medical Systems, a global leader in diagnostic
imaging systems and healthcare information technology solutions.
Cell>Point has licensed five radiopharmaceutical
technology platforms from The University of Texas M.D Anderson Cancer
Center. The company plans to apply for FDA approval of its first
universal oncology molecular imaging agent, 99mTc-EC-DG
(Technetium-99m-ethylenedicysteine-deoxyglucose) in 2007. 99mTc-EC-DG is
the first oncology imaging agent designed to image certain cancers and
cardiovascular diseases on existing SPECT "Gamma" cameras, found in over
98% of the hospitals in the U.S. and the majority of the hospitals
throughout the world. As President, Dr. Rollo will lead the
implementation of Cell>Point's business strategy and operating plan
including the completion of the 99mTc-EC-DG trial. Philips Medical
Systems hasbeencollaborating with Cell>Point on the oncology trial.
(Editor's Note: Please see:
http://www.medical.philips.com/main/news/content/file_426.html .)
The company plans to begin clinical trials on its
first oncology intracellular therapeutic, 188Re/Cold Re-EC-DG. Dr. Rollo
will direct the company in the conduct of the therapeutic trial and the
next seven radiodiagnostic-therapeutic trials slated for 2007. A
cardiologist by training, Dr. Rollo brings Cell>Point more than 38 years
of applicable corporate, clinical and academic experience. Most
recently at Philips Medical Systems, a division of Royal Philips, Dr.
Rollo supported the chief technology officer s office in developing and
implementing a worldwide medical application strategy for Philips
Medical Systems as a healthcare delivery company.
Before Philips, Dr. Rollo served as Senior Vice
President for Medical Affairs and Executive Medical Director for Raytel
Medical Corporation (1996-1999), Chairman and CEO of Metricor (a former
subsidiary of Humana, 1992-1996), Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice
President Medical Affairs for Humana Corporation (1980-1992), and
various clinical and academic appointments at Vanderbilt University
Medical Center (Nashville, TN), University of California San Francisco
(San Francisco), Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore), and Upstate
Medical Center (Syracuse, NY). Of note, during his tenure at Humana, Dr.
Rollo was the technology and clinical due-diligence advisor for
medically related capital investments made by a collaborative investment
partnership involving Humana, Hambrecht & Quest and Warburg Pincus.
Dr. Rollo has co-edited eight textbooks, published
over 270 articles and given more than 300 presentations. In addition,
he has received nearly 60 awards, honors and grants and has held more
than 40 professional appointments and 60 committee memberships. Lastly,
while with Humana, Dr. Rollo created the original Centers of Excellence
program which brought together renowned physicians and technical staff
to produce regional, national and international magnet clinical services
in more than a dozen medical specialties. This program created 39
Centers of Excellence (12 of which were Cardiovascular Centers of
Excellence) including Humana Heart International, Arizona Heart
Institute and the renowned Heart Institute at Wellington Hospital in
London.
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