Boston Therapeutics, Inc. Appoints Three To Management Positions

MANCHESTER, NH--(Marketwired - December 10, 2013) -

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Boston Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: BTHE) ("Boston Therapeutics" or "the Company"), an innovative developer of drugs that address diabetes using complex carbohydrate chemistry, has appointed Edward Shea as Vice President Business Development, Tina M. Gagnon as Consulting Director of Finance, and Yael T. Bobruff, Ph.D. as Clinical Affairs Manager, effective immediately.

David Platt, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Boston Therapeutics, said, "As Boston Therapeutics enters the next phase of its growth, it is imperative that we attract top talent to help us advance and commercialize our drug development programs. Ed Shea and Tina Gagnon's business and finance backgrounds, and Dr. Bobruff's expertise in biology and research significantly strengthen our management team. I am pleased they have decided to join our Company and I look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead."

Mr. Shea brings 25 years of biopharmaceutical experience in commercial development, marketing and sales, having most recently served as Sr. Eastern Area Sales Director at ViroPharma, Inc. Mr. Shea's diverse experience includes more than 15 years of business development, marketing and sales leadership positions with GlaxoSmithKline and Salix Pharmaceuticals, as well as business development experience with two start up biopharmaceutical companies, ViroPharma and Critical Therapeutics. He holds a B.S. in Business/Marketing and an M.B.A. from Salve Regina University in Newport, RI.

Ms. Gagnon has more than 20 years of experience in finance. Most recently she served as Corporate Controller at Micronetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOIZ), where she oversaw a staff responsible for accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory management and other activities. Prior to this, she was Controller at Amherst Technologies, LLC; Assistant Controller of Fruit of the Loom's Sports & Licensing Division; and Senior Corporate Auditor at Standex International Corp. She holds a B.S. in accountancy from Bentley College.

Dr. Bobruff was most recently a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Systems Biology at Harvard University Medical School in Boston, where she studied the genetic processes and mechanisms contributing to the evolution of host-pathogen interactions. She earned a B.Sc. in biology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a M.Sc. in civil and environmental engineering and a Ph.D. in biological science from Stanford University.

About Boston Therapeutics, Inc.

Boston Therapeutics, headquartered in Manchester, NH, (OTCQB: BTHE) is an innovator in designing drugs using complex carbohydrate chemistry. The Company's product pipeline is focused on developing and commercializing therapeutic molecules that address Type 2 diabetes, including: PAZ320, a non-systemic chewable therapeutic compound designed to reduce post-meal glucose elevation, and IPOXYN, an injectable anti-necrosis drug specifically designed to treat lower limb ischemia associated with diabetes. More information is available at www.bostonti.com.

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