Mainz Biomed Appoints Steve Quinn as VP Business Development
Mainz Biomed N.V. (NASDAQ:MYNZ) has appointed Steve Quinn as Vice President of Business Development to spearhead international growth, particularly for its ColoAlert colorectal cancer screening test. With extensive experience in molecular genetics and diagnostics, Quinn aims to enhance market penetration across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the U.S. pending FDA approval. The ColoAlert test, with its high sensitivity and specificity, represents a significant opportunity in the colorectal cancer screening market, projected to be worth approximately $3.7 billion annually in the U.S.
- Appointment of Steve Quinn enhances leadership with extensive experience in diagnostics and molecular genetics.
- Quinn's global network is expected to accelerate the expansion of ColoAlert in international markets.
- ColoAlert has the potential to be the global gold standard for at-home colorectal cancer screening.
- No immediate FDA approval for U.S. market could delay expansion plans.
Highly experienced diagnostics business development executive appointed to lead growth initiatives across international markets and drive international sales of ColoAlert at-home screening test for Colorectal Cancer
BERKELEY, Calif. and MAINZ, Germany, Jan. 27, 2022 (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 Steve Quinn as Vice President of Business Development.
“We’re very excited to welcome Steve to the team. He comes to us with strong commercial experience in the field of both molecular genetics and diagnostics,” commented Guido Baechler, Chief Executive Officer of Mainz Biomed. “The impressive global network he has built during his notable business development career will be highly valuable as we look to expand the markets for our ColoAlert diagnostic test across Europe and into the Middle East and Asia and later across the United States pending FDA approval.”
Steve is a former medical technologist having spent several years working for the UK’s NHS. His in-depth commercial experience spans both medical devices and molecular genetics and he has held a number of senior executive positions with international healthcare organizations including, OneOme, Progenity and Abbott Diagnostics.
In these previous roles, he has successfully led the introduction of new technologies to international markets and developed international business through distributor partnerships including private and public laboratories, pharmacy chains, private hospitals, public hospitals, and country-specific distribution partners. In his role as VP Business Development, Steve will provide overall leadership and strategic direction for all new Company business development initiatives across international markets.
“In the relatively short term, Mainz Biomed’s ColoAlert test has an opportunity to become the global gold standard, at-home screening test for Colorectal Cancer. I’m extremely excited to join a driven team at a key stage in the company’s growth and play a part in helping the Company realize its significant potential.”
About ColoAlert
ColoAlert detects colorectal cancer (CRC) via a simple-to-administer test with a sensitivity and specificity nearly as high as the invasive colonoscopy*. The test utilizes proprietary methods to analyze cell DNA for specific tumor markers combined with the fecal immunochemistry test (FIT) and is designed to detect tumor DNA and CRC cases in their earliest stages. The product is CE-IVD marked (complying with EU safety, health and environmental requirements) and is transitioning to compliance with IVDR. The product is commercially available in a selection of countries in the European Union. Mainz Biomed currently distributes ColoAlert through a number of clinical affiliates. Once approved in the U.S., the Company’s commercial strategy is to establish scalable distribution through a collaborative partner program with regional and national laboratory service providers across the country.
*Dollinger MM et al. (2018)
About Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most lethal cancer in the U.S. and Europe, but also the most preventable with early detection providing survival rates above
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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