Predictive Oncology Inc. Announces Newest Board Member
Predictive Oncology (NASDAQ: POAI) announced the election of Raymond F. Vennare to its Board of Directors effective September 13, 2021. Vennare has over 30 years of experience in biotechnology and has held leadership positions in multiple companies, including as CEO of Cvergenx, Inc. His expertise spans company creation, technology commercialization, and corporate governance. CEO J. Melville Engle expressed excitement about Vennare joining the board, stating he will provide valuable perspective and leadership in oncology.
- Raymond Vennare brings over 30 years of biotechnology experience.
- His leadership is expected to strengthen the company's governance.
- Concerns about continuity as Vennare transitions into the role.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Predictive Oncology (NASDAQ: POAI), a knowledge-driven company focused on applying artificial intelligence (“AI”) to personalized medicine and drug discovery, is excited to announce that Raymond F. Vennare was elected to the Board of Directors, pursuant to action of the Board effective September 13, 2021.
Mr. Vennare brings more than thirty years of experience as an accomplished senior executive, board director and biotechnology entrepreneur to Predictive Oncology, Inc. As a seasoned professional who has founded, built and managed multiple companies on behalf of institutional investors, private foundations and research institutions, he is a well-respected expert in the practice of company creation, technology commercialization, business development and corporate governance. In 2015, Mr. Vennare was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Cvergenx, Inc., a genomic informatics company developing decision-support tools for radiation oncology. Previously, Mr. Vennare was Co-founder, President and CEO of ThermalTherapeutic Systems, Inc. (Medical Device); President and Chief Executive Officer of ImmunoSite, Inc. (Diagnostics); Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of TissueInformatics, Inc. (Bioinformatics); and Founder and President of VSInteractive (Information Technology). From June 2018 to December 2020, he served as Vice Chairman of Guangzhou INDA Biotechnology Company, Ltd. In 2019, he joined the Board of Directors of Cvergenx Technologies India Private, Ltd. In addition to his board service and company affiliations, Mr. Vennare is a frequent advisor to organizations as diverse as nationally-ranked universities and philanthropic foundations, to multi-national publicly traded companies and early-stage start-ups.
"We are very excited to have Raymond join our Board of Directors. As an accomplished executive in the field of biotechnology, especially oncology, he will bring valuable perspective, leadership and insight to our company," said Chief Executive Officer J. Melville Engle.
About Predictive Oncology Inc.
Predictive Oncology (NASDAQ: POAI) operates through three segments (Skyline, Helomics and Soluble Biotech), which contain four subsidiaries: Helomics, TumorGenesis, Skyline Medical and Soluble Biotech.
Helomics applies artificial intelligence to its rich data gathered from patient tumors to both personalize cancer therapies for patients and drive the development of new targeted therapies in collaborations with pharmaceutical companies. TumorGenesis Inc. specializes in media that help cancer cells grow and retain their DNA/RNA and proteomic signatures, providing researchers with a tool to expand and study cancer cell types found in tumors of the blood and organ systems of all mammals, including humans. Skyline Medical markets its patented and FDA cleared STREAMWAY System which automates the collection, measurement, and disposal of waste fluid, including blood, irrigation fluid and others within a medical facility, through both domestic and international divisions. Soluble Biotech is a provider of soluble and stable formulations for proteins including vaccines, antibodies, large and small proteins and protein complexes.
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