SERA PROGNOSTICS ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF JEFF ELLIOTT TO ITS BOARD; RYAN TRIMBLE AND MARCUS WILSON TO STEP DOWN
Sera Prognostics (Nasdaq: SERA) announced significant changes to its Board of Directors. Jeff Elliott, currently a senior advisor at Boston Consulting Group and board member of Quanterix , will join the board on March 20, 2025. Elliott brings extensive experience in corporate strategy, business operations, and commercializing molecular diagnostics, having previously served as CFO and COO at Exact Sciences.
The company also announced that Ryan Trimble will retire and step down as director on June 30, 2025, after 14 years of service. Additionally, Marcus Wilson will not seek re-election at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Both departures are part of the board's ongoing efforts to refresh its composition and expertise.
These changes come at a important time as Sera begins leveraging its recent PRIME study results to build market presence for its PreTRM® test, focusing on improving maternal and neonatal health through pregnancy biomarker information.
Sera Prognostics (Nasdaq: SERA) ha annunciato importanti cambiamenti nel suo Consiglio di Amministrazione. Jeff Elliott, attualmente senior advisor presso il Boston Consulting Group e membro del consiglio di Quanterix, entrerà a far parte del consiglio il 20 marzo 2025. Elliott porta con sé una vasta esperienza in strategia aziendale, operazioni commerciali e commercializzazione di diagnostica molecolare, avendo precedentemente ricoperto i ruoli di CFO e COO presso Exact Sciences.
La società ha anche annunciato che Ryan Trimble si ritirerà e lascerà la carica di direttore il 30 giugno 2025, dopo 14 anni di servizio. Inoltre, Marcus Wilson non si candiderà per la rielezione all'Assemblea Annuale degli Azionisti del 2025. Entrambi i cambiamenti fanno parte degli sforzi in corso del consiglio per rinnovare la propria composizione e competenze.
Questi cambiamenti avvengono in un momento importante mentre Sera inizia a sfruttare i risultati del recente studio PRIME per costruire una presenza di mercato per il suo test PreTRM®, concentrandosi sul miglioramento della salute materna e neonatale attraverso informazioni sui biomarcatori della gravidanza.
Sera Prognostics (Nasdaq: SERA) anunció cambios significativos en su Junta Directiva. Jeff Elliott, actualmente asesor senior en Boston Consulting Group y miembro de la junta de Quanterix, se unirá a la junta el 20 de marzo de 2025. Elliott aporta una amplia experiencia en estrategia corporativa, operaciones comerciales y comercialización de diagnósticos moleculares, habiendo ocupado anteriormente los cargos de CFO y COO en Exact Sciences.
La compañía también anunció que Ryan Trimble se retirará y dejará su puesto como director el 30 de junio de 2025, después de 14 años de servicio. Además, Marcus Wilson no buscará la reelección en la Junta Anual de Accionistas de 2025. Ambas salidas son parte de los esfuerzos continuos de la junta para renovar su composición y experiencia.
Estos cambios se producen en un momento importante, ya que Sera comienza a aprovechar los resultados de su reciente estudio PRIME para construir una presencia en el mercado para su prueba PreTRM®, centrándose en mejorar la salud materna y neonatal a través de información sobre biomarcadores del embarazo.
Sera Prognostics (Nasdaq: SERA)는 이사회의 중요한 변화를 발표했습니다. Jeff Elliott는 현재 Boston Consulting Group의 수석 고문이자 Quanterix의 이사로, 2025년 3월 20일 이사회에 합류할 예정입니다. Elliott는 기업 전략, 비즈니스 운영 및 분자 진단 상용화에 대한 광범위한 경험을 보유하고 있으며, 이전에 Exact Sciences에서 CFO 및 COO로 재직했습니다.
회사는 또한 Ryan Trimble이 14년의 서비스 후 2025년 6월 30일 이사직에서 은퇴할 것이라고 발표했습니다. 또한 Marcus Wilson은 2025년 주주 연례 회의에서 재선에 나서지 않을 것입니다. 두 가지 퇴임은 이사회의 구성과 전문성을 새롭게 하려는 지속적인 노력의 일환입니다.
이러한 변화는 Sera가 최근 PRIME 연구 결과를 활용하여 PreTRM® 테스트의 시장 존재감을 구축하기 시작하는 중요한 시기에 이루어집니다. 이 테스트는 임신 바이오마커 정보를 통해 모성과 신생아 건강을 개선하는 데 중점을 두고 있습니다.
Sera Prognostics (Nasdaq: SERA) a annoncé des changements significatifs au sein de son Conseil d'Administration. Jeff Elliott, actuellement conseiller senior chez Boston Consulting Group et membre du conseil de Quanterix, rejoindra le conseil le 20 mars 2025. Elliott apporte une vaste expérience en stratégie d'entreprise, opérations commerciales et commercialisation de diagnostics moléculaires, ayant précédemment occupé les postes de CFO et COO chez Exact Sciences.
L'entreprise a également annoncé que Ryan Trimble prendra sa retraite et quittera son poste de directeur le 30 juin 2025, après 14 ans de service. De plus, Marcus Wilson ne cherchera pas à se représenter lors de l'Assemblée Générale Annuelle des Actionnaires de 2025. Ces deux départs s'inscrivent dans les efforts continus du conseil pour renouveler sa composition et son expertise.
Ces changements interviennent à un moment important, alors que Sera commence à tirer parti des résultats de sa récente étude PRIME pour construire une présence sur le marché pour son test PreTRM®, en se concentrant sur l'amélioration de la santé maternelle et néonatale grâce à des informations sur les biomarqueurs de la grossesse.
Sera Prognostics (Nasdaq: SERA) hat bedeutende Änderungen in seinem Vorstand angekündigt. Jeff Elliott, derzeit Senior Advisor bei Boston Consulting Group und Vorstandsmitglied von Quanterix, wird am 20. März 2025 dem Vorstand beitreten. Elliott bringt umfangreiche Erfahrung in Unternehmensstrategie, Geschäftsabläufen und der Kommerzialisierung molekularer Diagnostik mit, nachdem er zuvor als CFO und COO bei Exact Sciences tätig war.
Das Unternehmen gab auch bekannt, dass Ryan Trimble nach 14 Jahren im Dienst am 30. Juni 2025 in den Ruhestand gehen und als Direktor zurücktreten wird. Darüber hinaus wird Marcus Wilson sich nicht zur Wiederwahl bei der Hauptversammlung der Aktionäre 2025 stellen. Beide Abgänge sind Teil der fortlaufenden Bemühungen des Vorstands, seine Zusammensetzung und Expertise zu erneuern.
Diese Änderungen kommen zu einem wichtigen Zeitpunkt, da Sera beginnt, die Ergebnisse seiner aktuellen PRIME-Studie zu nutzen, um eine Marktpräsenz für seinen PreTRM®-Test aufzubauen, wobei der Fokus auf der Verbesserung der mütterlichen und neonatalen Gesundheit durch Informationen zu Schwangerschafts-Biomarkern liegt.
- Strategic board refresh bringing expertise in commercial scaling and molecular diagnostics
- Successful completion of pivotal PRIME study
- Planned market expansion for PreTRM® test
- Loss of long-term board member experience with two simultaneous departures
"We are very excited for Jeff to join Sera and to make a talented board even deeper with his breadth and depth of expertise in commercially scaling companies in our sector," said Zhenya Lindgardt, President and CEO of Sera Prognostics. "He brings extensive experience in corporate strategy, business operations, analytics, public company finance, and commercializing molecular diagnostics. Jeff's unique background in growing diagnostics businesses will be helpful to Sera as we begin leveraging our recent PRIME results into active market building for our PreTRM® test. We are grateful to Ryan Trimble for his strong strategic direction and steady hand in bringing Sera to where we are today. And we thank Marcus Wilson for his invaluable contributions to the Company, including his central role in the recently completed PRIME study. We wish Ryan and Marcus the best."
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"I am excited to join Sera's board and further its mission to improve the well-being of mothers and babies," said Mr.
"Sera is well positioned for the next phase of its growth from a start-up when I joined to now, 14 years later, a leader in pregnancy health," said Dr. Trimble. "With the pivotal PRIME study now completed and commercialization expected to begin in earnest, and with someone of Jeff's caliber joining the Board, this is the right time for me to leave the Company in good hands. I am excited to watch Sera's progress in the coming years."
"I am very pleased with the success of the PRIME study," said Dr. Wilson, "and am confident Sera can fully leverage it as the evolving team turns to delivering the PreTRM® test to the mothers and babies who need it. I look forward to supporting the Company in this transition."
About Sera Prognostics, Inc.
Sera Prognostics is a leading health diagnostics company dedicated to improving the lives of women and babies through precision pregnancy care. Sera's mission is to provide early, pivotal pregnancy information to improve the health of mothers and newborns, resulting in reductions in the costs of healthcare delivery. Sera has a robust pipeline of innovative diagnostic tests focused on the early prediction of preterm birth risk and other complications of pregnancy. Sera's precision medicine PreTRM® Test reports to a physician the individualized risk of spontaneous premature delivery in a pregnancy, enabling earlier proactive interventions in women with higher risk. Sera Prognostics is headquartered in
About Preterm Birth
Preterm birth is defined as any birth before 37 weeks' gestation and is the leading cause of illness and death in newborns. The 2024 March of Dimes Report Card shows that, for the last six consecutive years, more than one in ten infants is born prematurely in
About the PreTRM® Test
The PreTRM® Test is the only broadly validated, commercially available blood-based biomarker test that provides an early, accurate and individualized risk prediction for spontaneous preterm birth in asymptomatic singleton pregnancies. The PreTRM® Test measures and analyzes proteins in the blood that are highly predictive of preterm birth. The PreTRM® Test permits physicians to identify, during the weeks 18 through 20 of pregnancy, which women are at increased risk for preterm birth and its complications, enabling more informed, personalized clinical decisions based on each woman's individual risk. The PreTRM® Test is ordered by a medical professional.
Sera, Sera Prognostics, the Sera Prognostics logo, The Pregnancy Company, and PreTRM are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sera Prognostics, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
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