Business
TNI BioTech, Inc. Announces Death of Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronald Herberman
TNI BioTech, Inc. Announces Death of Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronald Herberman.
About this update from Biostax Corp.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTNI BioTech, Inc. Announces Death of Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronald Herberman\n\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:\"0in\";\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTNI BioTech, Inc. Announces Death of Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronald Herberman\n\nPR Newswire\n\nBETHESDA, Md., June 3, 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBETHESDA, Md., June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TNI BioTech, Inc. (OTCQB: TNIB) announced today that Dr. Ronald Herberman, the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, unexpectedly passed away over the weekend.\n\n\nThe board of directors issued the following statement: \"We are shocked and greatly saddened by the passing of Dr. Ronald Herberman. He was a visionary leader, a devoted father to his children, and a good friend. The company's directors and employees, as well as many of the people he worked with and mentored over the years, mourn his loss. We extend our sympathies to his family, particularly his wife and children, who meant the world to him.\n\n\nThe board of directors, while searching for a new chief medical officer, has appointed an interim team to continue with the development of our drug therapies and clinical trials programs. While TNI BioTech will feel the loss of Dr. Herberman, management and medical staff are deeply committed to continuing his vision and therapies. Dr. Herberman leaves behind a highly qualified and capable staff and team.\n\n\nTNI BioTech expects to fill the chief medical officer position with one of many qualified candidates that have been under consideration for other key positions in the company. Until then, the medical team will be led by Dr. Joseph Fortunak, a strategic advisor to TNI BioTech. Dr. Fortunak brings decades of biotech experience, which include formerly serving as the director and head of global chemical development at Abbott Laboratories. Dr. Fortunak will be joined by Dr. Angus Dalgleish, a member of TNI BioTech's medical advisory board and chair of the Oncology Department at St. George's University of London. The team will also include Dr....