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Expert in Pharmaceutical Sciences and New Drug Applications to FDA Joins PhytoMedical
PhytoMedical continues product expansion and accelerated development of type-2 compound; Company adds FDA-submission/Pharmacology expertise to Advisory Board.
Princeton ,
NJ – February 21, 2007 - PhytoMedical Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: PYTO) (FWB: ET6),
focused on research, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical
products, today announced the addition of Dr. Charles Lee to the
Company’s Scientific Advisory Board.
"I’m pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Lee
to the PhytoMedical team, who brings us clinical expertise in pharmacology and
experience with new drug applications and abbreviated new drug applications to
the FDA,” explained Mr. Greg Wujek, President and CEO of PhytoMedical.
"Dr. Lee’s addition is especially valuable in
light of our recent plans to further expand the roster of compounds in our
pipeline, and accelerate development of our polyphenol class of compounds for
type-2 diabetes,” Mr. Wujek continued.
"In pre-clinical research of these compounds, the
outcomes have been encouraging, demonstrating the ability to successfully drop
blood sugar levels, lower triglycerides, and reduce both LDL and total
cholesterol – all without reported side-effects.
"As a result, we have expedited the pursuit of an Investigational
New Drug application with the FDA for our type-2 diabetes compounds, which if
approved, will allow us to initiate
Phase I human studies. I look forward to fully leveraging Dr.
Charles Lee’s thirty years of clinical pharmacology know-how in this area,”
concluded Mr. Wujek.
Dr. Charles Lee has extensive experience in
pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism and clinical pharmacology; sciences which
evaluate the effects of drugs on human patients, and are particularly important
in the drug development and approval process.
An expert in pharmaceutical sciences, Dr. Lee previously
served as Director of Pharmacokinetics with NYSE-listed, KV Pharmaceuticals,
where among other duties, he coordinated and supervised the preparation of numerous
applications to the FDA, including Investigational New Drug, New Drug
Application, and Abbreviated New Drug Application submissions. Dr. Charles Lee also served as the
company’s liaison to the FDA in the United States, and foreign health authorities in Canada
and Japan.
While at KV Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Lee shares credit for approval of: the first 24-hour controlled release product in
Canada (1989); three controlled release cough/cold products (1989); and two generic cardiovascular 12-hour
controlled release products.
Subsequently, Dr. Charles Lee served as Assistant Director,
Clinical Pharmacology at Wyeth Research, one of the world's largest
research-driven pharmaceutical and health care products companies. At Wyeth, Dr. Lee was responsible for
study design, and protocol preparation of Phase I and Phase II a trials, and helped develop and implement regulatory
strategies related to new drug development and operations for Investigative New
Drug and New Drug Application submissions to the FDA.
Notably, Dr. Lee participated in New Drug Application
submissions to the FDA for etodolac (Lodine®) for anti-inflammatory
indication, and venlafaxine (Effexor®) for anti-depression indication. He further assisted in the development of small molecule heparin and amiodarone (Cordarone®) for cardiovascular
indications.
Following his term at Wyeth, Dr. Charles Lee joined Fujisawa
Healthcare, a division of Fujisawa Pharmaceuticals (now Astellas), founded in
1894 and ranked among Japan’s top five pharmaceutical companies. As Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacology, Dr. Lee oversaw the
selection and qualification of contract research organizations during the Phase I and Phase IIa studies process, and was
responsible for the clinical pharmacology section of the company’s drug
development plan.
Over the course of thirty years in pharmaceutical sciences,
Dr. Charles Lee has served in numerous industry and academic positions,
including his recent tenure as Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the
Gregory School of Pharmacy, Palm Beach Atlantic University. Previously, Dr. Lee served as Assistant Professor, University
of Florida, College of Pharmacy, and as Associate Professor at the University of Houston, College of Pharmacy.
Dr. Charles Lee is an accomplished researcher with several
book chapters to his credit, and publications in peer-reviewed scientific
journals such as the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Journal of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, and others.
Dr. Lee has served as an Ad Hoc reviewer for several
National Institutes of Health study sections in the
United States, and as Advisor, Bureau of Pharmaceutical Affairs,
Department of Health, in Taiwan.
Dr. Charles Lee earned his PhD in Pharmaceutical
Chemistry/Pharmacokinetics at the University of California,
San Francisco, and his MS degree in Physical Chemistry at
Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.
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Technologies, Inc.
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