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Hughes named COO at Austin-based Insuraprise
Insuraprise Inc., an Austin-based Medicare supplemental insurance company, has promoted Casey Hughes to chief operating officer.
Hughes, the former vice president of market development, has 17 years of sales, marketing and management experience.
“Last year, Casey’s deft management of our information technology and marketing departments propelled us to our most profitable year to date,” said Insuraprise CEO Brandon Todd. “This year, we’re predicting hypergrowth with Casey at the helm as COO...
NeighborMD raises $2.5M, opening new centers
NeighborMD announced today it has raised $2.5 million in funding and will be opening two more urgent care centers in Middle Tennessee.
One new center is a result of NeighorMD’s acquisition of the Green Hills Medical Center from Barry Yarbrough, who has joined the company as chief medical officer.
The other center will be based in Hendersonville, where construction will begin later this month. The center is expected to open later this spring.
Tennessee Angel Fund and a syndicate of Nashville Capital Network angels and existing investors completed the $2...
One-on-One with the Gladstone Institutes' Michael Penn
Michael Penn is looking to make more of a deeper difference in his return to the Gladstone.
Penn, who spent the past eight years as a product and business development manager at biotech powerhouse Genentech Inc. in South San Francisco, was hired last month as the first vice president for strategy at the Gladstone Institutes.
His duties take in development, fundraising and communications for the San Francisco institute, which has units zeroed in on cardiovascular research, neurology and virology and immunology...
New head lice treatment by Sanofi-Aventis unit approved by FDA
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Sanofi-Topaz’s topical head lice treatment, which will be marketed under the brand name Sklice, for patients 6 month of age and older.
“The approval of Sklice Lotion provides physicians and parents with a new treatment option for head lice, a condition that is notoriously frustrating to treat,” said Kenneth P. Guito, general manager of Sanofi-Topaz in Horsham, Pa. “Through a unique mode of action, Sklice Lotion resolves most head lice infestations in one application, and is very well-tolerated...
U of L names executive for Health Sciences Center
The University of Louisville has named C. Maurice Snook as the new associate vice president for health affairs finance and administration for its Health Sciences Center.
Snook had been associate dean for finance and administration for the School of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina , according to a news release.
Snook spent more than 30 years at MUSC. During his tenure, he helped in the design and implementation of a campus-wide financial system. He also assisted with the implementation of a culture-changing initiative that resulted in major gains in student faculty, employee and patient satisfaction and improved the school’s academic and financial performance, despite a 52 percent reduction in state funding, the release said...
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