Cellphire, Inc. announced today that David I. Hirsh, Ph.D. has joined the Company’s Board of Directors.
Dr. Hirsh is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. He has served as Chairman of the Department and as Executive Vice President of Research at Columbia University. Dr. Hirsh also worked as the Executive Vice President and Director of Research at Synergen Inc. He is Chairman of the Board of the New York Structural Biology Center and a Member of the Boards of Rockefeller University and the Agouron Institute. He formerly served as the Chairman of Life Sciences Advisory Board at Warburg Pincus LLC. and as a Director of several biotechnology companies.
Dr. Hirsh received his B.A. from Reed College, a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Rockefeller University and did postdoctoral studies at the Medical Research Council in Cambridge, England.
About Cellphire
Cellphire, Inc. is a biotechnology company developing next-generation therapeutics. The company is applying its proprietary cell stabilization technology to all cell types, including platelets, to develop lifesaving products. Its lead product is Thrombosomes®, a freeze-dried hemostatic derived from human platelets. Cellphire’s technology has potential applications across a wide range of medical applications from trauma to wound care, imaging, targeted drug delivery, and regenerative medicine. For more information, visit www.cellphire.com.
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