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Marizyme is Pleased to Announce the Appointment of David Barthel as CEO
Marizyme is Pleased to Announce the Appointment of David Barthel as CEO.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n JUPITER, Fla., Nov. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Marizyme Inc. (“Marizyme” or the “Company”) (OTCQB:MRZM), is pleased to announce the hiring of Mr. David Barthel as the Chief Executive Officer for Marizyme. In his role Mr. Barthel will look to advance the Company’s technology pipeline and stay committed to the commercialization efforts of DuraGraft in Europe and Asia while focusing on the FDA submissions for DuraGraft and MATLOC 1 in the US. In addition, Mr. Barthel will lead the Company through its financing initiatives, strengthening the financial position of the Company in preparation for an anticipated Nasdaq listing in 2022. Mr. Barthel founded The SmartPill Corp. and led the company as CEO & President until its acquisition by medical device giant, Medtronic. Mr. Barthel successfully took The SmartPill company, developing an innovative ingestible sensor-based capsule for diagnosing GI motility disorders, from its initial patent, through the entire product development process, raising more than $70 million in multiple funding rounds. Mr. Barthel led his team through multiple clinical trials, manufacturing, FDA approval, commercialization and successful insurance reimbursement.  After the acquisition by Medtronic, Mr. Barthel joined the company as Area Vice President, GIH Southeast Division. Most recently, Mr. Barthel was CEO of Health Logic Interactive Inc. (“Health Logic”) and its wholly owned Subsidiary, My Health Logic Inc. (“My Health Logic”), a company focused on developing an innovative point-of-care lab-on-chip digital diagnostic device technologies for chronic kidney disease.  In less than a year, Mr. Barthel led the Company from an initial patent pending technology with proof-of-concept data to building an IP portfolio and further advancing our lab-on-chip technology platform. The Company also began development on its point-of-care device, MATLOC 1, which is expected to have a functional prototype ready for its clinical trials to take place in Q3 2022. Mr. Barthel was responsible for implementing product and software development partners, the preparation of an FDA pre-submission, leading discussions with several potential strategic partners, integrating a strong clinical and business team-based culture, and a diverse Scientifi...