NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: PRW), a company “Advancing Drugs Through Glycoscience®”, today announced that Theodore D. Zucconi, Ph.D, has been named President, a position previously held by David Platt, Ph.D., who will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Dr. Zucconi also has been nominated to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors.