Inyx Announces Election of Two New Outside Directors at its Annual Meeting
24 Agosto 2006 - 11:39AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Inyx, Inc. (OTC:IYXI)
(BULLETIN BOARD: IYXI) , a specialty pharmaceutical company focused
on niche drug delivery technologies and products, announced today
at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held here in New York City
that its stockholders have elected two new outside directors to the
company's board of directors. The two new outside directors -.
Roger G. Harrison, Ph.D. and Peter Littmann, Ph.D. .- join Inyx's
re-elected directors, increasing the number of directors to seven
and increasing the independent directors to four. The approval vote
for all of the directors averaged approximately 96%. In addition,
Inyx reported at its annual meeting that stockholders also
overwhelmingly approved the other two items up for vote: adoption
of the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan authorizing six million shares of
Inyx common stock to be issued; and conversion of the company's
state of incorporation from Nevada to Delaware. In announcing the
election of Dr. Harrison and Dr. Littmann to Inyx's board, Jack
Kachkar, M.D., Chairman & CEO of Inyx, Inc., said, "We are very
pleased to have these two distinguished men join as outside
directors. Dr. Harrison's long and expansive experience in the
pharmaceutical industry will provide invaluable counsel. Dr.
Littmann's broad business experience in Europe, and particularly in
Germany, will also be an invaluable addition to Inyx, particularly
with our company's pending German acquisition." Dr. Harrison has
over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
Currently, he serves as Associate Consultant with Plexus Ventures
LLC; Chairman of the Board, Advanced Respiratory Technologies;
Board Chairman and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board,
Performance Health Technologies; and Member of the Board, Macromed,
Inc. From 2001 to 2004, he was President and CEO of Antares Pharma,
Inc. Between 1984 and 2001, he held various scientific and business
management positions at Eli Lilly and Company. From 1972 to 1984,
he served in various scientific research and management positions
at the Lilly Research Centre in the United Kingdom. Dr. Harrison
holds numerous patents and has published widely. He holds a Ph.D.
in Organic Chemistry from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom,
and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Zurich,
Switzerland. Dr. Littmann has been Chairman and CEO of Brandinsider
GmbH, a brand strategy consulting company based in Hamburg,
Germany, since 2001. He is also a Professor of Marketing at the
University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany. He serves as a
Member of the Supervisory Board of Ciba Specialty Chemicals AG and
as a Member of the Board of Ruckstuhl AG and Charles Vogele Holding
AG. In addition, he is a Member of the Advisory Board of Nijenrode
University, The Netherlands. From 1997 to 1999, Dr. Littmann served
as Chairman and CEO of Wunsche AG. He was Chairman and CEO of Hugo
Boss AG, from 1993 to 1997. He held various positions, including
Member of the Executive Board, General Partner, and President and
CEO, at Vorwerk & Co., from 1981 to 1993. Earlier in his
career, Dr. Littmann served as Executive Director of Rosenthal AG
and as President of a division of Girmes AG. He holds a Ph.D. in
Economics from the University of Innsbruck in Austria. About Inyx
Inyx, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company with niche drug
delivery technologies and products for the treatment of
respiratory, allergy, dermatological, topical and cardiovascular
conditions. Inyx focuses its expertise on both prescription and
over-the-counter pharmaceutical products, and provides specialty
pharmaceutical development and production consulting services. In
addition, Inyx is developing its own proprietary products. The
company's operations are conducted through several wholly owned
subsidiaries: Inyx USA, Ltd., based in Manati, Puerto Rico; Inyx
Pharma Ltd. and Inyx Europe Limited, which owns and operates Ashton
Pharmaceuticals Ltd., all near Manchester, England; Inyx Canada,
Inc. in Toronto; and Exaeris, Inc., based in Exton, Pennsylvania.
Inyx, Inc.'s corporate offices are in New York City. For more
information, please visit: http://www.inyxgroup.com/. In addition,
Inyx expects to close by September 30, 2006 its pending acquisition
of a German pharmaceutical production business from a pan-European
specialty pharmaceutical company, with which it is also entering
into a strategic, 10-year collaboration agreement, whereby Inyx
will become the exclusive manufacturing resource for the European
company's therapeutic products. These tandem transactions are
expected to add materially to Inyx's revenues and earnings,
starting during the 2007 year. Safe Harbor Statements about Inyx's
future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and
all other statements in this press release other than historical
facts, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company
intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe
harbors created thereby. Since these statements involve risks and
uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company's
actual results could differ materially from expected results. For
more information, please contact: Jay M. Green, Executive Vice
President Inyx, Inc. Bill Kelly, VP of Investor Relations &
Corporate Communications Inyx, Inc. DATASOURCE: Inyx, Inc. CONTACT:
Jay M. Green, Executive Vice President, or Bill Kelly, VP of
Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, , both of Inyx,
Inc. Web site: http://www.inyxinc.com/
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