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PBIO Management at a Glance
A life sciences company, Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (PBIO), develops, markets and sells its patent pending platform technology called Pressure Cycling Technology ("PCT"). PCT uses cycles of hydrostatic pressure between ambient and ultra-high levels (up to 35,000 psi and greater) to control bio-molecular interactions for use in forensics, biomarker discovery, drug discovery and design, bio-therapeutics and vaccine development among others. There are over one hundred peer respected publications citing the advantages of the PCT platform over competitive methods.
The founder of Pressure BioSciences, Richard T. Schumacher, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, has led the company since the formation of its legacy business, Boston Biomedica, Inc., in 1978. He has served as CEO of Pressure BioSciences since April 2004 and President since September, 2004. He previously served as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Boston Biomedica from 1992 to February, 2003 and as President from 1986 to August 1999. Mr. Schumacher served as the Director of Infectious Disease Services for Clinical Sciences Laboratory, a New England-based medical reference laboratory, from 1986 to 1988. From 1972 to 1985, Mr. Schumacher was employed by the Center for Blood Research, a nonprofit medical research institute associated with Harvard Medical School. Mr. Schumacher received a BS in Zoology from the University of New Hampshire.
Senior Vice President of Engineering, Edmund Ting, Ph.D., joined Pressure BioSciences as Senior Vice President of Engineering in April, 2006. Prior to joining the company, Dr. Ting served as the Chief Research Officer of Avure Technologies, a leading worldwide manufacturer of high pressure hydrostatic processing equipment for the food and materials processing industry, Flow International Corporation, a world leader in the ultrahigh pressure waterjet cutting technology market, and the parent company of Avure Technologies. Dr. Ting last held the position of VP of Engineering Research and Development at Flow International Corporation. Dr. Ting was also a research scientist and a group leader at Grumman Aerospace Corporation. Dr. Ting earned a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University and a Sc.D. in materials science and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Nathan P. Lawrence, Ph.D., joined Pressure BioSciences Inc. in August, 2005, serving as Director of Research and Development until his promotion to Vice President of Marketing and Business Development in April, 2006. Dr. Lawrence was responsible for the development of protocols based on Pressure Cycling Technology (PCT). From 2004 through 2005, Dr. Lawrence worked for 454 Life Sciences in product development and prior to 454 Life Sciences, Dr. Lawrence was Director of Research and Development for Boston Biomedica, Inc. He was responsible for the development of PCT, as well as the development of nucleic acid-based diagnostic assays. Prior to joining Boston Biomedica, Inc., Dr. Lawrence held several positions with increasing responsibility in Research and Development and manufacturing at Becton Dickinson and Gene Trak Systems. Dr. Lawrence holds a BA from the University of Miami, an M.S. from Southern Connecticut State University, and a Ph.D. from Yale University.
Alexander Lazarev, Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Development, joined Pressure BioSciences in April, 2006 as Director of Research and Development and was promoted to Vice President of Research and Development in March, 2007. Prior to joining Pressure BioSciences, Dr. Lazarev worked as a Visiting Scientist at the Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis at Northeastern University, and served as a Director of New Technology Development at Proteome Systems, Inc., where he was involved in research and development of innovative proteomic analysis applications. Dr. Lazarev previously held senior research positions at Genomic Solutions, Inc. and PhytoChem Technologies, Inc. Most of Dr. Lazarev's scientific career has been dedicated to development of methods and applications for biochemical analysis. Dr. Lazarev has been elected as an Executive Board member of the MASSEP.org, a non-profit scientific discussion forum dedicated to the promotion and improvement of chromatography and other analytical technologies. Dr. Lazarev earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Kazan, Russian Federation.
Joseph L. Damasio Jr., Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer has over 20 years of finance and accounting experience. Prior to joining PBI, Mr. Damasio was Finance Director at Nelipak Packaging, a private equity backed medical packaging manufacturer with $130M in global annual sales. Before joining Nelipak, Mr. Damasio held various financial positions at CP Bourg, IQE KC, and Kopin Corporation. Prior to Kopin, Mr. Damasio was employed by Pressure BioSciences, Inc., first as Accounting Manager (2007), then as Controller (2008), and finally as Vice President of Finance and Administration (2011). Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Damasio was a senior accountant at BearingPoint, Inc. (formerly KPMG Consulting) and an auditor at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP. Mr. Damasio began his financial career with NEN Life Science Products Inc., a subsidiary of PerkinElmer Inc. Mr. Damasio earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting, with honors, from the University of Massachusetts. He holds an MBA and MSF from Boston College and is a Certified Public Accountant in Massachusetts.
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