CEO of MaSTherCell, Hugues Bultot, Joins Orgenesis Board of Directors
(firmenpresse) - GERMANTOWN, MD -- (Marketwired) -- 04/15/15 -- . (OTCQB: ORGS) a cell therapy and regenerative medicine company with a novel therapeutic technology dedicated to converting a patient''s own liver cells into functioning insulin-producing cells as a treatment for diabetes, today announced the appointment of Hugues Bultot to its board of directors.
Bultot is a technology entrepreneur with a 10-year track record in bioprocessing. Since April 2014, Bultot has been the Chief Executive Officer of MaSTherCell SA, a Belgian-based contract development manufacturing organization in cell therapy, a company he co-founded in 2011. MaSTherCell was acquired by Orgenesis in March of 2015. Bultot is also the Founder and CEO of Univercells SA, a Belgian-based company focused on the development of the implementation of disruptive manufacturing science in order to make biologics accessible and affordable. Prior to founding MaSTherCell and Univercells, he founded Artelis in 2005 with his partner, José Castillo, a Belgian biotech company that specialized in the development of disposable bioreactors for the vaccine and monoclonal antibodies industry and for cell therapy applications. Artelis was sold to ATMI in November 2010, which was subsequently acquired by Pall Corporation in February 2014. Bultot also served as investment manager and COO of Synerfi, a private equity firm affiliated with Generale de Banque, a major Belgian banking institution. Bultot holds a master''s degree in law from UCL, Belgium and an executive master''s degree in business administration from Solvay Business School, Belgium and in tax management from ICHEC in Belgium.
Bultot is also serving on the Board of Directors of Ovizio, a company specialized in holographic microscopy and of Vivaldi Biosciences, a company developing a live-attenuated influenza vaccines for pediatric and elderly segments.
Orgenesis is a pre-clinical cell therapy and regenerative medicine company that is committed to developing a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. In pursuit of this goal, the company has developed and patented a novel technology called "cellular trans-differentiation" that turns an insulin-dependent patient''s own liver cells into functional insulin producing cells. Orgenesis has proven that, when exposed ex-vivo to certain pancreatic transcription factors and in specific sequence, human adult liver cells can be transformed into fully functional, beta cell-like insulin producing cells (IPCs). After ex-vivo expansion, the IPCs are re-infused via the portal vein of the diabetic patient. In pre-clinical models of Type 1 Diabetes (Non-Obese Diabetic mice), the re-introduced IPCs remain in the liver, effectively respond to glucose challenge and successfully maintain glycemic homeostasis. In the same NOD model, the implanted IPCs were not subject to auto-immune attack or cellular ablation. Orgenesis plans to initiate P1/2 trials in the next 12-18 months. Orgenesis believes that converting the diabetic patient''s own tissue into insulin-producing cells has the potential to overcome the significant issues of donor shortage, cost and exposure to chronic immunosuppressive therapy associated with islet cell transplantation. For more information, visit .
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" which are not purely historical. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, the expectations of management that our regeneration technology can be developed as therapeutic treatment for diabetes which could, if successful, be a cure for Type 1 Diabetes; and that we will initiate Phase I and Phase II clinical trials in the near-term. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if they do occur, what benefits Orgenesis will obtain from them. Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including, among others, the potential failure of development candidates to advance through preclinical studies or demonstrate safety and efficacy in clinical testing; the ability to pass clinical trials so as to move on to the next phase; our ability to retain key employees; our ability to finance development and operations; our ability to satisfy the rigorous regulatory requirements for new medical procedures; and competitors may develop better or cheaper alternatives to our products. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release, and we assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Investors should refer to the risk factors disclosure outlined in our periodic reports filed from time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Scott P. Carmer
Orgenesis
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