STAMFORD, Conn. and SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmaceutical company, Novogen Limited, announced today that its U.S. subsidiary, Glycotex Inc., has appointed Dr Reinhard Koenig as chief executive officer and president.
Glycotex Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing a new class of drugs for human wound healing and tissue repair.
Dr. Koenig will also be a director of the company. Other directors include Mr. Christopher Naughton (chairman), Mr. David Seaton (chief financial officer, director and secretary), Ms. Katherine Szem (chair of the Audit Committee), Mr. Willi+am Rueckert and Mr. Philip Johnston.
Following the appointment of Dr. Koenig, Glycotex will be headquartered in San Francisco.
Dr. Koenig has more than 18 years of pharmaceutical experience in small and emerging biotech and pharmaceutical companies as well as in multinational companies. His most recent position has been Vice President, Clinical and Product Development at Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company.
Previous appointments include Senior Vice president, Medical and Regulatory Affairs at Imcor Pharmaceuticals Inc., previously known as Photogen Technologies Inc., Chief Medical Officer at Collagen Aesthetics, Inc., a manufacturer of tissue augmentation products, Director, Medical Information and Drug Experience at Genentech, Inc., a manufacturer of biotechnology products, and Director, Medical Affairs at Boehringer Mannheim Therapeutics, a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals.
He received his medical degree at Medical School at Philipps University in Marburg, Germany. He also received his doctorate in toxicology and pharmacology from Philipps University, Marburg.
Novogen is a world leader in the research and development of drugs derived from its phenolic technology platform.
Novogen manages its international research and development programs using the expertise and clinical research capabilities of universities and hospitals in the U.S., Australia and other key international locations.
Novogen’s U.S. listed subsidiary Marshall Edwards Inc. is developing the oncology compound phenoxodiol.
More information on the Novogen group of companies can be found at http://www.novogen.com and http://www.marshalledwardsinc.com.
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