WIXOM, Mich., March 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:RMTI), a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company offering innovative products and services targeting end-stage renal disease (ERSD), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and iron deficiency anemia, reported today that it has appointed Richard Yocum, M.D. to Vice President of Drug Development and Medical Affairs, a newly formed position. Dr. Yocum will be responsible for leading the clinical development of Soluble Ferric Pyrophosphate (SFP), the Company's proprietary iron maintenance product currently progressing through a U.S. Phase 2 clinical study, as well as overseeing all aspects of clinical research and development.
