Hopkinton, MA, November 14, 1997--Creative BioMolecules, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBMI) announced today the appointment of Carl M. Cohen, PhD, to the newly created position of Vice President, Research. In this role, Dr. Cohen will work closely with Dr. Charles Cohen, the company's Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, to direct the company's research into new therapies based on the activity of morphogenic proteins.
Dr. Carl M. Cohen joins Creative from St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston where he held various leadership positions from 1978-1997. Most recently, he held the positions of Acting Chairman of the Department of Biomedical Research, Chief of the Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology and the Associate Chairman of the Department of Biomedical Research. In addition to his position with St. Elizabeth’s, he is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology at Tufts University School of Medicine and is Treasurer and Member of the Executive Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology. Dr. Cohen has a BA (Physics) from Boston University as well as an MA (Physics) and a PhD (Biophysics Research) from Harvard University.
Michael M. Tarnow, President and Chief Executive Officer of Creative BioMolecules, commented regarding the appointment, "I am pleased to welcome Dr. Carl Cohen to Creative BioMolecules. With a lead product approaching commercialization, we are encouraged to expand our research focus to take advantage of the broad potential of morphogenic proteins. Working closely with our founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Charles Cohen, Carl will fill a critical post in leading our research organization in this effort."
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Creative BioMolecules is a discovery and development company focused on proprietary protein-based therapeutics for human tissue regeneration and restoration. The Company’s therapeutics are based on proteins that act as signals in initiating and regulating the cellular events involved in cell and tissue formation.
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