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Industry Veteran to Lead Metamark Genetics in Commercialization of Novel Prognostic Tests for Prostate and Other Cancers CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Metamark Genetics, Inc., a leader in the discovery of novel molecular prognostic and diagnostic tests for cancer, today announced that industry veteran Shawn M. Marcell has been named the company's new president and chief executive officer. Mr. Marcell succeeds interim executive Michael Kauffman, M.D., who will...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Metamark Genetics, Inc., a privately held, oncology-focused molecular diagnostics company, announced today that its scientific co-founder Lynda Chin, MD, has resigned from the Metamark board of directors. Dr. Chin is a leader in cancer genomics, member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science, Scientific Director of the Institute for Applied Cancer Science, and founding Chair of the department of Genomic Medicine...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Metamark Genetics, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a research, collaboration, and license agreement with Janssen Biotech, Inc. The agreement is based on Metamark's discovery platform for the identification and characterization of specific proprietary cancer targets demonstrated to play a causal role in promoting tumor progression and spread (Prognosis Determinants(TM)). The collaboration will focus on the...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Metamark Genetics, Inc., a privately-held oncology-focused molecular diagnostics company, today announced results from a melanoma study published in Cancer Cell. The study describes the identification and functional characterization of proteins that confer metastatic and invasive properties to early stage primary melanomas, the most deadly form of skin cancer in humans. The studies were conducted in the laboratories of Metamark Scientific...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and MUNICH, June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Metamark Genetics, a privately-held oncology molecular diagnostic company, and Definiens, the leading Health Image Intelligence(TM) company, today announced a development and commercialization partnership in which Metamark will combine its proprietary multiplex protein detection platform with image analysis technology developed jointly with Definiens to deliver innovative prognostic and predictive assays for early-stage cancers....
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Metamark Genetics, Inc., a privately-held oncology molecular diagnostics company, today announced results from a landmark prostate cancer study published as an Advance Online Publication in the journal Nature. The study describes the identification of a key tumor suppressor of prostate cancer progression in mice and humans, as well as reveals four markers that are predictive of biochemical recurrence and lethal metastasis in human prostate...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and BRANFORD, Conn., Dec. 20, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Metamark Genetics, Inc., a privately held oncology-focused molecular diagnostics company, and HistoRx, Inc., a diagnostics company developing tissue-based diagnostic solutions to advance individualized patient care, today announced a multi-year licensing agreement. HistoRx has granted Metamark a worldwide license to the AQUA technology for the clinical commercialization of Metamark's proprietary MetamarkDx(TM) Prognostic...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 5, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Metamark Genetics, Inc., a privately held oncology molecular diagnostics company, announced today the appointment of Mark R. Straley as the company's President, Chief Executive Officer, and newest member of its Board of Directors. Kenneth E. Weg, a Metamark co-founder who previously served as interim CEO, will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Straley brings twenty five years of experience to Metamark Genetics, Inc.,...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Metamark Genetics, Inc., a privately held, oncology-focused molecular diagnostics company, announced today the appointment of three new Board Members. As a result, the Metamark Board of Directors will increase to seven members with expanded expertise in diagnostics, clinical oncology, and international business affairs. Metamark's new Board additions include Dr. Gregory C. Critchfield, M.D., M.S., a highly successful healthcare business executive...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Metamark Genetics, Inc., a privately held molecular diagnostics company developing innovative personalized medicine approaches to optimize cancer care, announced today the appointment of Peter Blume-Jensen, M.D., Ph.D. as Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Blume-Jensen joins Metamark with over 20 years of experience in cancer research and oncology drug discovery. From 2001 to 2008 Dr. Blume-Jensen was department head at EMD Serono, Inc. and later at...
