SAN DIEGO, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SpectraScience, Inc. announced today that it has appointed Michel Vaudry as its Director of International Sales.
Michel was raised in France and moved from Europe to the US to hold the position of VP International Sales for a major medical device manufacturer. Subsequently, he was the President of Medicare Industries, Inc., manufacturing Intensive Care equipment for neonates. At Medicare Industries, he also headed the Operations and Regulatory/Quality Control Departments and set-up International marketing, manufacturing and research/development alliances. He was also responsible for establishing ISO 9001 and CE marks. Later, he held the position of Technical Director at Hemotherapies, Inc., a Liver Dialysis Manufacturer. Michel has a Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering and a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Caen, Normandy, France. He is fluent in French, English and conversational in Spanish and has some knowledge of spoken Arabic.
SpectraScience has developed a multi-patented and proprietary WavSTAT(TM) Optical Biopsy System that is used by physicians to diagnose tissue to determine if it is normal, pre-cancerous, or cancerous within seconds. The WavSTAT(TM) System is currently approved by the FDA for use in detecting pre-cancer and cancer in the colon. A new application for detecting pre-cancers in the throat, sometimes called Barrett’s esophagus, is being tested in a clinical trial. Cancer of the esophagus is more than 90% fatal and may develop as a result of chronic heartburn or GERD. Esophageal cancer is growing five times faster than all other cancers.
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For further information contact Jim Hitchin at (858) 847-0200. http://www.spectrascience.com
SpectraScience, Inc.
CONTACT: Jim Hitchin of SpectraScience, Inc., +1-858-847-0200
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