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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM
Christopher J. Schaber, PhD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Schaber has been our President and Chief Executive Officer and a director since August 2006. Prior to joining, Dr. Schaber served from 1998 to 2006 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Discovery Laboratories, Inc. where he was responsible for overall pipeline development and key areas of commercial operations, including regulatory affairs, quality control and assurance, manufacturing and distribution, preclinical and clinical research, and medical affairs, as well as coordination of commercial launch preparation activities. During his tenure at Discovery, Dr. Schaber played a significant role in raising in excess of $150 million through both public offerings and private placements. From 1996 to 1998, Dr. Schaber was a co-founder of Acute Therapeutics, Inc., and served as Vice President of Regulatory Compliance and Drug Development. From 1994 to 1996, Dr. Schaber was employed by Ohmeda PPD, Inc., as Worldwide Director of Regulatory Affairs and Operations. From 1989 to 1994, Dr. Schaber held a variety of regulatory, development and operations positions with The Liposome Company, Inc., and Elkins-Sinn Inc., a division of Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories. Dr. Schaber received his B.A. from Western Maryland College, a M.S. in Pharmaceutics from Temple University School of Pharmacy and a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from The Union Graduate School.
Evan
Myrianthopoulos
Chief
Financial Officer
Mr.
Evan Myrianthopoulos has been a director of DOR
since 2002 and is currently the chief financial
officer (CFO) after joining the Company in November
2004 as president and acting CEO. From November
2001 to November 2004, Evan was president and founder
of CVL Advisors, Group, Inc., a financial consulting
firm specializing in the biotechnology sector. Prior
to founding CVL Advisors Group, Inc., Mr. Myrianthopoulos
was a co-founder of Discovery Laboratories. During
his tenure at Discovery from June 1996 to November
2001, Mr. Myrianthopoulos held the positions of
CFO and vice president of finance, where he was
responsible for raising approximately $55 million
in four private placements. He also helped negotiate
and manage Discovery’s mergers with Ansan
Pharmaceuticals and Acute Therapeutics. Prior to
co-founding Discovery, Mr. Myrianthopoulos was a
technology associate at Paramount Capital Investments,
LLC, a New York City-based biotechnology venture
capital and investment banking firm. Prior to joining
Paramount Capital, Mr. Myrianthopoulos was a managing
partner at a hedge fund, and also held senior positions
in the treasury department at the National Australia
Bank where he was employed as a spot and derivatives
currency trader. Mr. Myrianthopoulos holds a B.S.
in economics and psychology from Emory University.
Robert
N. Brey, PhD
Chief Scientific
Officer
Since
1996, Dr. Brey has held various positions within our
company, including Vice President, Vaccine Development
and Vice President, Research and Development, as well
as principal vaccine consultant. He also has held scientific,
management and project management positions in the Lederle-Praxis
division of American Cyanamid, now a division of Wyeth,
which has developed a commercially successful vaccine
for Haemophilius influenzae meningitis, and a vaccine
for pneumonia. While at Lederle-Praxis, Dr. Brey was
manager of Molecular Biology research for vaccines and
project manager for development of oral vaccines from
1985 through 1993, including projects for non-typable
Haemophilus, Salmonella, B. pertussis and malaria. From
1993 through 1994, Dr. Brey served as director of research
and development of Vaxcel, a company formed to exploit
adjuvant technology and formulations for improved vaccines.
From 1994 through 1996, Dr. Brey established an independent
consulting group, Vaccine Design Group, to identify
and develop novel vaccine technologies and platforms.
From 1996 through 1998, in addition to serving as our
Vice President, he served as Corporate Vice President
of InnoVaccines Corporation, our joint venture with
Elan Pharmaceutical Technologies. Before entering into
drug and vaccine delivery, he held senior scientific
positions at Genex Corporation from 1982 through 1986,
one of the first biotechnology companies formed to exploit
genetic engineering. He has been instrumental in the
development of several commercial human vaccines, including
HibTiter and pediatric combinations. Dr. Brey received
an undergraduate degree in biology from Trinity College
in Hartford, Connecticut, his PhD in microbiology
from the University of Virginia and performed postdoctoral
studies at MIT with Nobel laureate Salvador Luria. Dr.
Brey is an inventor or co-inventor of 10 U.S. several
patents in the area of vaccines. He is currently editing
several theme issues of Advanced Drug Delivery Review
on the topic of biodefense vaccines.
James
Clavijo, CPA
Controller/Treasurer/Corporate
Secretary
Brings
15 years of senior financial management experience,
involving both domestic and international entities,
and participating in over $100 Million in equity and
debt financing. Prior to joining DOR, Mr. Clavijo, held
the position of Chief Financial Officer for Cigarette
Racing Team (Miami, FL). During his time with Cigarette
he was instrumental in developing a cost accounting
manufacturing tracking system and managed the administration
and development of an IRB Bond related to a 10 acre,
100,000 square foot facility purchase. Mr. Clavijo has
also held positions as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate
Controller for both private and public companies in
the manufacturing and repair industries. As corporate
controller, for A Novo Broadband, he managed several
mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructuring.
He also, held the position of Finance Manager for Wackenhut
Corporation in the U.S. Governmental Services Division.
In addition, he served in the U.S. Army from 1983 to
1996 in both a reserve and active duty capacity for
personnel and medical units. Mr. Clavijo holds a Master
in Accounting degree from Florida International University,
a Bachelor in Accounting degree from the University
of Nebraska, and a Bachelor in Chemistry degree from
the University of Florida. Mr. Clavijo is a licensed
Certified Public Accountant in the state of Florida.
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