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PRTC: Gelesis' Plenity Now Broadly Available in US
PRTC: Gelesis' Plenity Now Broadly Available in US.
About this update from Puretech Health Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 1198U\n PureTech Health PLC\n 01 December 2021\n \n \n \n \n 1 December 2021\n \n \n PureTech Health plc\n \n \n \n \n \n PureTech Founded Entity Gelesis Announces FDA-Cleared Weight Management Approach, Plenity®, Now Broadly Available and Leading Nutrition Authority Joy Bauer, MS, RDN, CDN, Joins as Chief Nutrition Officer\n \n \n \n \n \n Plenity® is transforming weight management with a clinically proven approach made from naturally derived building blocks\n \n \n \n \n \n As Chief Nutrition Officer, Bauer will focus on educating healthcare professionals and offering nutrition counseling to Plenity members\n \n \n \n \n \n \n PureTech Health plc\n \n (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (\"PureTech\" or the \"Company\"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company,\n noted today that its Founded Entity, Gelesis, Inc. (\"Gelesis\") announced that Plenity®, an FDA cleared weight management approach, is now broadly available across the United States to adults who meet the prescription criteria. Gelesis also announced the appointment of leading health and nutrition authority Joy Bauer, MS, RDN, CDN, as Chief Nutrition Officer. In this new role, Bauer will offer nutrition counseling and education for Plenity members and engage with and educate healthcare professionals about the product.\n \n \n \n \n \n Bauer is one of the nation's leading health and nutrition authorities. She is a beloved media personality and a #1 New York Times bestselling author with 14 bestsellers to her credit. In the earlier part of her career, Bauer was the Director of Nutrition and Fitness for the Department of Pediatric Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, as well as the clinical dietitian for their neurosurgical team.\n \n \n \n \n \n She has worked closely with Plenity since spring 2021 on healthcare provider support, establishing awareness and educating registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) on the safety profile and clinical evidence for Plenity. As part of her expanded role with the company, she will continue to build education and advocacy to support RDNs in recommending Plenity to their patients through professional educational content, key events, and outreach to members of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and other certified nutrition professionals.\n \n \n  ...