PITTSBURGH, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG), the private/public partnership putting the region’s life sciences industry on a fast track for growth, today announced it has added John W. Manzetti to its management team. Prior to his appointment to the PLSG Executives in Residence team, Mr. Manzetti was President and CEO of M2 Partners, a management services firm providing advisory services to start-ups in the life-sciences and high technology industries in the Pittsburgh area. Before M2 Partners, Mr. Manzetti was with NOMOS Corporation, a leader in the field of radiation therapy treatment solutions for cancer patients. At NOMOS, Mr. Manzetti was responsible for managing the strategic direction and all operations for the Company. He joined NOMOS as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and was later named President and Chief Executive Officer.
At the PLSG, Mr. Manzetti will serve as an Executive in Residence (EIR), focusing on early-stage company formation as well as the commercialization of later-stage technologies and opportunities. He will leverage his significant financial management expertise, IPO background, experience raising capital, and development of successful business process models to assist companies with comprehensive strategic business planning.
“John’s vast experience with entrepreneurial start-up organizations as well as his background working with venture capital firms, NASDAQ and Wall Street makes him a perfect addition to the EIR team,” said Doros Platika, M.D., the President and Chief Executive Officer of the PLSG. “His senior level management background coupled with his in-depth knowledge of fiduciary issues and raising capital - targeted areas of importance for life sciences companies - will make him an ideal mentor for the life sciences start-ups he assists.” Dr. Platika continued, “In addition, John’s insight and experience in the regional technology community will be an asset to the PLSG and our companies as we work to tell Pittsburgh’s story and grow the life sciences industry in the region.”
About the PLSG
The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse is a public/private partnership, founded by the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, UPMC Health System, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its regional foundation community. Together with private industry and advanced research and healthcare capabilities of our institutional partners, PLSG invests in and supports the growth of regional life sciences companies in the areas of: bioinformatics; bionanotechnology; diagnostics; medical devices; medical robotics; therapeutics; and tools and services.
Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse
CONTACT: Tim O’Brien of O’Brien Communications, +1-412-854-8845, forPittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse; or Lynn Banaszak of Pittsburgh LifeSciences Greenhouse, +1-412-770-1353
Web site: http://www.plsg.com/
