Zomedica Hires Vice President Business Development to Lead Acquisition and Licensing Efforts
17 May 2021 - 8:10PM
Zomedica Corp. (NYSE American: ZOM) (“Zomedica” or the “Company”),
a veterinary health company creating point-of-care diagnostics
products for dogs and cats, announced that it has hired a Vice
President Business Development to lead its acquisition and
licensing efforts.
“As disclosed in our first quarter financials,
Zomedica had a cash and cash equivalents balance of approximately
$276.6 million as of March 31, 2021,” commented Robert Cohen, Chief
Executive Officer of Zomedica. “To complement our TRUFORMA® product
platform and to accelerate the growth of Zomedica overall, we
intend to opportunistically invest to expand our product offerings,
technologies, and product development efforts. This will be a
selective process, focused on expanding Zomedica’s capability to be
a valued partner to the veterinary clinic by bringing novel and
valuable offerings that enhance both animal and practice
health.”
To support Zomedica’s product and technology
expansion efforts, Greg Blair has joined the Company as Vice
President Business Development, becoming a member of the senior
executive team reporting to Mr. Cohen. Mr. Blair comes to Zomedica
after six successful years of increasing responsibility for
business development at Elanco Animal Health (formerly a division
of Eli Lilly), completing more than 40 transactions for that
organization. Prior to that time, he had a successful career in
business development, marketing and product development at a series
of human medical device companies including Johnson & Johnson,
Intuitive Surgical, and Enteromedics. Mr. Blair received a Bachelor
of Science and Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University, and an MBA
from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. “Greg has the
exact combination of industry knowledge, transactional experience,
unlimited energy, and commitment to excellence needed to help bring
Zomedica to the next level. I look forward to working with him on
the critical and exciting projects for which he will be
responsible,” commented Mr. Cohen.
Separately, the Company announced that Dr.
Stephanie Morley will be leaving Zomedica. “As part of the original
founding team who created the vision of Zomedica, Dr. Morley’s
accomplishments on behalf of the Company are numerous and
significant. All of us at Zomedica are appreciative of her efforts
and wish her the very best as she continues to expand her horizons.
I am pleased that Stephanie will continue to work with us as a
consultant to provide her valuable insights as we move forward,”
commented Mr. Cohen. “I had a vision of establishing a
veterinarian-focused company and bringing innovations to the pet
health industry in parallel to their entrance into the human
medical field,” said Dr. Morley. “I feel a great sense of
accomplishment now that TRUFORMA® is commercially available, and I
look forward to its continued growth and success.”
For additional information regarding TRUFORMA®,
please click on the TRUFORMA® tab at the top of the home page on
the Zomedica website (www.zomedica.com).
About ZomedicaBased in Ann
Arbor, Michigan, Zomedica (NYSE American: ZOM) is a veterinary
health company creating products for dogs and cats by focusing on
the unmet needs of clinical veterinarians. Zomedica’s product
portfolio will include innovative diagnostics and medical devices
that emphasize patient health and practice health. It is Zomedica’s
mission to provide veterinarians the opportunity to increase
productivity and grow revenue while better serving the animals in
their care. For more information, visit www.ZOMEDICA.com.
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