- Former President and CEO of Roche Molecular Systems and Member of Roche's Global Diagnostic Executive Committee
BERKELEY, Calif. and MAINZ, Germany, Nov. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mainz Biomed N.V. (NASDAQ:MYNZ) (“Mainz Biomed” or the “Company”), a molecular genetics diagnostic company specializing in the early detection of cancer, announced today the appointment of Dr. Heiner Dreismann to its Strategy Advisory Board. Dr. Dreismann had an illustrious career at Roche where he held multiple executive positions including, President and Chief Executive Officer of Roche Molecular Systems, serving as a Member of Roche’s Global Diagnostic and Executive Committee, and heading-up the Company’s global business development department.
“To have such a notable leader in the diagnostics field join our team of advisors, is a testament to what we’re building at Mainz Biomed,” commented Guido Baechler, Chief Executive Officer of Mainz Biomed. “His extensive experience and insight will undoubtedly provide immense value to the company as we commercially roll-out ColoAlert across Europe, prepare our U.S. regulatory strategy, and advance a portfolio of next-generation early cancer detection products that are in development.”
Dr. Dreismann, is a seasoned executive with more than 35 years of experience in the life sciences and health care industries and widely regarded as a pioneer in the early adoption of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, one of the most ubiquitous technologies in molecular biology and genetics research today. He joined F. Hoffmann La Roche AG in 1985, and held various national and international management positions, including head of manufacturing for microbiological diagnostics, head of R&D microbiological diagnostics and head of the Business Area Microbiology. After Roche’s acquisition of PCR technology in 1991, Dr. Dreismann headed the PCR Business Unit for Europe and strategic planning for PCR diagnostics. From 2000 to 2006 he was President and CEO of Roche Molecular Systems in Pleasanton, California. Other senior positions he held in Roche included Head of Global Business Development, Roche Diagnostics and Member of Roche's Global Diagnostic Executive Committee. Dr. Dreismann currently serves on the boards of several public and private life sciences and health care companies in the United States, Europe and Israel.
“I am very excited by the opportunity to serve on Mainz Biomed’s Strategic Advisory Board,” commented Heiner Dreismann. “I was drawn to the Company by its impressive technological and business approach to building a molecular diagnostics franchise anchored by ColoAlert’s core specifications as well as its differentiated commercial model. I look forward to working with Guido and the whole Mainz Biomed team to facilitate progress in expanding ColoAlert’s commercial imprint across Europe, advancing its regulatory approval in the U.S., and bringing to market additional early detection home-use diagnostic solutions for life-threatening conditions."
About Mainz Biomed N.V.
Mainz Biomed develops market-ready molecular genetic diagnostic solutions for life-threatening conditions. The Company's flagship product is ColoAlert, an accurate, non-invasive, and easy-to-use early detection diagnostic test for colorectal cancer. ColoAlert is currently marketed across Europe with FDA clinical study and submission process intended to be launched in the first half of 2022 for U.S. regulatory approval. Mainz Biomed’s product candidate portfolio includes PancAlert, an early-stage pancreatic cancer screening test based on Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction-based (PCR) multiplex detection of molecular-genetic biomarkers in stool samples, and the GenoStick technology, a platform being developed to detect pathogens on a molecular genetic basis.
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