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Marlborough, MA-based Oxford Immunotec has Appointed Stephen M. Gansler as Senior Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources
About the Company
Oxford Immunotec is a global, commercial-stage diagnostics company committed to improving patient care by providing advanced, innovative tests in the field of immunology. Our proprietary T-SPOT technology platform allows us to measure the responses of specific immune cells, known as T cells, to inform the diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of patients with immunologically controlled diseases. The initial product we have developed using our T-SPOT technology platform is our T-SPOT.TB test, which is used to test for latent Tuberculosis (TB) infection, or LTBI. Our T-SPOT.TB test has been approved for sale in over 50 countries, including the United States, where we have received pre-market approval (PMA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in Europe, where we have obtained a CE mark, as well as Japan and China. Our T-SPOT.TB test has been included in clinical guidelines (that is, guidelines issued by governmental agencies and professional societies covering recommended or suggested uses of available diagnostics) for TB screening in 17 countries, including the United States, several European countries and Japan. We are a publicly traded company listed in the United States on the NASDAQ stock exchange (NASDAQ:OXFD).
About the Person
Stephen M. Gansler is the Senior Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources at Oxford Immunotec Global PLC. Mr. Gansler brings to Oxford Immunotec more than 25 years of experience in managing and leading the human resource function at life sciences companies. Most recently, Mr. Gansler was Senior Vice President, Human Resources, for Millennium Pharmaceuticals, where he played a key leadership role in the company`s growth. During his tenure with Millennium, it was consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in the United States. Before joining Millennium, Mr. Gansler spent more than 20 years with Johnson & Johnson, holding a variety of roles of increasing responsibility, including the head of human resources for four separate business units, and successfully leading several post-acquisition integrations. Mr. Gansler received his Bachelor Industrial Administration from the General Motors Institute and a Master of Business Administration-Finance and Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University.
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