NOTES ON PEOPLE: Named vice-president of product development (04/29/01)

NOTES ON PEOPLE

Named vice-president of product development

STONY BROOK, N.Y. - OmniCorder Technologies Inc., located in Stony Brook, N.Y., has appointed Andrew A. Zwarun as vice-president of product development. Dr. Zwarun has had extensive product and market development career in the clinical diagnostics, magnetic resonance imaging, gastrointestinal contrast agent, electrosurgery and operating room sectors.

He obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees from the Ohio State University in Columbus, and his doctorate in microbiology and inorganic chemistry from the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

"We feel very fortunate to have Andy join our team at this exciting time in our history. We are expecting great things from him," said OmniCorder's CEO, Mark Fauci.

OmniCorder Technologies is the leading developer of biomedical applications using infrared FPA sensors. Its core competency is in applying space and defense technology to solve health care problems.

One such technology, the Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector (QWIP), is being developed into a medical instrument for rapid detection and diagnosis of human malignant and vascular diseases. This proprietary technology is centered on extremely sensitive detection of tissue-emitted infrared radiation and was initially developed and patented by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars). This technology has been exclusively licensed to OmniCorder Technologies for commercial biomedical applications.

Dr. Zwarun's responsibility is to lead the product development and commercialization effort for this technology. He will also be responsible for regulatory compliance and operational functions.

Dr. Zwarun is formerly from Cleveland and now resides in Roslyn Heights, N.Y. He was quite active in Smoloskyp and the Helsinki Guarantees for Ukraine Committee. He is a member of Ukrainian National Association Branch 222.

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