Nanostart subsidiary MagForce Nanotechnologies AG Expands Management Team
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The new positions will support both the upcoming product launch of the company’s EU approved therapy for the treatment of brain tumors and the further development of its Nano-Cancer®-therapy in additional cancer indications. MagForce expects its Nano-Cancer®-therapy will become available at several leading German cancer centers in the first quarter of 2011.
“Filling these key company positions is an important step in the transformation of the company from a research and development only business into a commercial company. Additional hiring for the sales and marketing team will be completed by the end of the year,” said Dr. Peter Heinrich, CEO of MagForce. “I am extremely pleased to welcome Dr. Christoph Rehfuess, Dr. Dirk Kautz, Mr. Kajo Wiest, and Ms. Stacy Wiedenmann to MagForce. Furthermore, Dr. Hans Joachim Hutt is currently serving as a medical consultant. These individuals bring with them the experience and expertise to support MagForce as we build commercial infrastructures and medical networks.”
Dr. Christoph Rehfuess joins MagForce as Director of Intellectual Property. As a qualified European Patent attorney with twelve years of management experience in the Biotech intellectual property field at MediGene AG, he will be responsible for patents, trademarks, and technical contracts.
Dr. Dirk Kautz joins MagForce as Director of Business/Corporate Development and will support the Management Board in strategic planning. Prior to joining MagForce, he worked for more than 13 years in the medical devices industry, holding management positions in marketing and corporate development at, amongst others, Nihon Kohden and Biotronik.
Kajo Wiest joins as Director of Finance & Controlling and brings with him more than ten years of finance and controlling experience at Jerini AG. During his time at Jerini, he was responsible for the establishment of controlling structures as well as supporting the company’s IPO and the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary JPT, where he served as Finance Manager last year.
Stacy Wiedenmann joins the company as Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications and brings with her over ten years of experience, including her experience at Jerini AG where she headed the same areas from their IPO through their acquisition.
Dr. Hans Joachim Hutt MD, PhD will support the company in the area of medical affairs. His medical training and over 20 years of experience at leading pharmaceutical companies, including Boehringer Ingelheim, Sanofi, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Sanofi Pasteur MSD, will help MagForce establish commercial networks and expand its therapeutic applications.
