Toronto, Canada
27 July 2011
Tornado Medical Systems Inc., an early-stage medical imaging and spectroscopy company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Arthur Rosenthal, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors.
Dr. Rosenthal has spent more than 38 years exclusively developing medical technologies as both a senior technology executive in several large global medtech companies and as a serial entrepreneur. He currently serves as Non Executive Director of Cyberonics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYBX) of Houston, Texas, Executive Vice Chairman of Cappella, Inc., a medical device company focused on coronary artery disease, Chair of Interface Biologics, Inc., a Toronto-based developer of novel biomedical polymers and Chair of Arch Therapeutics, Natick, Massachusetts. He has previously served as Chairman (cofounder) & CEO of Labcoat Ltd. of Galway, Ireland, Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of Boston Scientific Corporation, VP of R&D for Johnson & Johnson Medical, and VP R&D at C.R. Bard, Inc.
Dr. Rosenthal is a Fellow of AIMBE and holds an appointment as Professor of Practice, Department of Biomedical Engineering at Boston University, directing biomedical translational research activities. He received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Massachusetts.
Dr. Rosenthal expressed “I continue to be excited by novel and creative approaches to solving important medical problems. Tornado Medical System appealed to me because of their innovative approach to applying advanced computational and optics technologies to develop products which will help physicians make better therapeutic decisions. I am honored to be appointed to the board and support their compelling vision, impressive executive team and highly motivated group of technical experts.”
“We are very pleased that Art Rosenthal has agreed to join the Board of Tornado Medical Systems. His resume speaks for itself and we look forward to his guidance and wisdom as we continue to bring our suite of revolutionary imaging and spectroscopy products to the scientific and clinical life science markets.” commented Stefan Larson, CEO and Chair of the Board.
About Tornado Medical Systems Inc.
Tornado Medical Systems is an early-stage medical imaging and spectroscopy company committed to developing innovative and proprietary devices that provide clinicians and scientists with improved tools to detect and diagnose disease. Tornado Medical System’s primary focus areas are magnetic resonance imaging, optical, and nanophotonics. Tornado Medical Systems is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with locations in Thunder Bay, Canada, and Ithaca, USA. For more information about Tornado Medical Systems and its products, please visit http://tornado-medical.com
For further information please contact:
Frederic Sweeney, PhD
Vice President
Business Development & Strategy
fred.sweeney@tornado-medical.com