CarieScan Limited (“CarieScan”), the wholly owned subsidiary of 3D, a leading producer of handheld devices for the early detection and monitoring of tooth decay, is pleased to announce the key appointment of Bill Lees as Director of Operations with effect from 3 June 2010.
Bill joins CarieScan with over 10 years operations experience and a proven track record in material and resource planning and production management. He will be responsible for the day to day operations of CarieScan’s manufacturing, research and development, quality and regulatory processes, reporting to Chief Executive Officer, Graham Lay, as the company prepares to scale-up manufacturing of the CarieScan PROtm.
The PROtm already has a CE Mark and FDA 510(k) clearance enabling market access in Europe and the USA and is currently being used by dental schools in two leading US universities in research and evaluation of “hidden” dental decay. CarieScan is working towards its first US distribution deal. The PROtm provides dental practitioners with the opportunity to arrest or even reverse decay, driving the trend towards preventative dental care.
Commenting on the appointment, Graham Lay, Chief Executive Officer of 3D Diagnostic Imaging said: “This is a key appointment for CarieScan and I am delighted that Bill, with his wealth of operational expertise in the management and delivery of complex projects, has agreed to join the team. “He will be a major asset to CarieScan and invaluable as we scale-up manufacture of the PROtm, and enter into the next phase of our development, the commercial manufacture and sale of the PROtm.”
Bill Lees commented: “CarieScan has enjoyed great success over the past 18 months having signed its first distribution deal in the UK, and is geared for even greater success over the coming years. I am delighted to be joining a company with such prospects and am coming into the business at a very exciting time as talks with distribution partners in both the US and Canada come closer to completion.”
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