Profound Medical Announces the Appointment of Cynthia Lavoie to its Board of Directors
03 Marzo 2021 - 6:00AM
Profound Medical Corp. (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) (“Profound”), a
commercial-stage medical device company that develops and markets
customizable, incision-free therapies for the ablation of diseased
tissue, announced today the appointment of Cynthia Lavoie Ph.D.,
MBA, to its Board of Directors.
A seasoned healthcare investment professional
with 18 years of experience in venture capital, Dr. Lavoie’s
expertise includes creating companies de novo and leading
investments into businesses developing therapeutics, devices, and
diagnostic tools. Dr. Lavoie is currently President and Managing
Director of AllosteRx Capital Management (“AllosteRx”). She also
serves as President and Chief Investment Officer of CCRM
Enterprises Inc. Prior to co-founding AllosteRx, she was a General
Partner with TVM Life Science Management Inc. (“TVM”), a global
venture capital group with main offices in Munich and Montreal. She
was recruited to TVM from VG (VenGrowth) Partners Inc., where she
was a Partner and co-headed its life sciences fund. Before joining
the investment community, Dr. Lavoie served in a variety of
academic and scientific leadership positions for 10 years, working
with research institutes and life science companies.
Dr. Lavoie holds an MBA from the Rotman School
of Management at the University of Toronto and earned her Ph.D. in
Molecular Biology from McGill University. She has previously served
on the boards of 15 companies developing products ranging from the
early- to revenue-generating stages.
“We are delighted to welcome Cynthia to our
Board,” said Arun Menawat, Profound’s CEO and Chairman. “She brings
a deep understanding of our business, a strong record of academic
and scientific accomplishment, an extensive industry and investment
community network, and a breadth of corporate governance
experience. This unique combination will be a tremendous asset as
Profound continues to execute its growth strategy.”
About Profound Medical
Corp.
Profound is a commercial-stage medical device
company that develops and markets customizable, incision-free
therapies for the ablation of diseased tissue.
Profound is commercializing TULSA-PRO®, a
technology that combines real-time MRI, robotically-driven
transurethral ultrasound and closed-loop temperature feedback
control. TULSA-PRO® is designed to provide customizable and
predictable radiation-free ablation of a surgeon-defined prostate
volume while actively protecting the urethra and rectum to help
preserve the patient’s natural functional abilities.
TULSA-PRO® has the potential to be a flexible technology in
customizable prostate ablation, including intermediate stage
cancer, localized radio-recurrent cancer, retention and hematuria
palliation in locally advanced prostate cancer, and the transition
zone in large volume benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). TULSA-PRO®
is CE marked, Health Canada approved, and 510(k) cleared by the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”).
Profound is also commercializing Sonalleve®, an
innovative therapeutic platform that is CE marked for the treatment
of uterine fibroids and palliative pain treatment of bone
metastases. Sonalleve® has also been approved by the China
National Medical Products Administration for the non-invasive
treatment of uterine fibroids and has FDA approval under a
Humanitarian Device Exemption for the treatment of osteoid osteoma.
The Company is in the early stages of exploring additional
potential treatment markets for Sonalleve® where the
technology has been shown to have clinical application, such as
non-invasive ablation of abdominal cancers and hyperthermia for
cancer therapy.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes forward-looking statements
regarding Profound and its business which may include, but is not
limited to, the expectations regarding the efficacy of Profound’s
technology in the treatment of prostate cancer, uterine fibroids,
palliative pain treatment and osteoid osteoma. Often, but not
always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of
words such as "plans", "is expected", "expects", "scheduled",
"intends", "contemplates", "anticipates", "believes", "proposes" or
variations (including negative variations) of such words and
phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results "may",
"could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved.
Such statements are based on the current expectations of the
management of Profound. The forward-looking events and
circumstances discussed in this release, may not occur by certain
specified dates or at all and could differ materially as a result
of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting the
company, including risks regarding the medical device industry,
regulatory approvals, reimbursement, economic factors, the equity
markets generally and risks associated with growth and competition.
Although Profound has attempted to identify important factors that
could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially
from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be
other factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from
those anticipated, estimated or intended. No forward-looking
statement can be guaranteed. In addition, there is uncertainty
about the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the impact it will have
on Profound’s operations, the demand for its products, global
supply chains and economic activity in general. Except as required
by applicable securities laws, forward-looking statements speak
only as of the date on which they are made and Profound undertakes
no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events,
or otherwise, other than as required by law.
For further information, please contact:
Stephen KilmerInvestor Relationsskilmer@profoundmedical.com T:
647.872.4849
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