Mannkind's Profile
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Management & Directors
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Alfred E. Mann
Chairman of the Board, CEOAlfred E. Mann has been one of our directors since April 1999, our Chairman of the Board since December 2001 and our Chief Executive Officer since October 2003. Mr. Mann has founded and largely funded 17 companies in his career. Nine were acquired at an overall total of almost $8 billion, and two companies became public. In addition to MannKind, he is currently involved with:
• Bioness, which develops and manufactures systems to address neural deficits and to restore controlled function of paralyzed limbs;
• Second Sight, which is developing a visual prosthesis to restore sight to the blind;
• IncuMed, which is developing novel percutaneous seals for various applications;
• PerQFlo, which is developing drug delivery systems;
• Quallion, which develops, manufactures and markets advanced batteries for medical, aerospace and military applications;
• Stellar Microelectronics, which produces micro-circuit assemblies, and
• RoundTrip, which is developing location and identification technology.
In 1993, Mr. Mann founded and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MiniMed Inc. until August 2001 when it was acquired by Medtronic, Inc. Medtronic MiniMed develops, manufactures and distributes microinfusion systems and continuous glucose monitoring systems that have revolutionized the treatment of Type 1 diabetes. Mr. Mann founded and funded Medical Research Group (MRG), a developer of an artificial pancreas. MRG was also acquired by Medtronic in 2001. Mr. Mann also founded and served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Bionics Corporation from its founding in 1993 until it was acquired by Boston Scientific Corporation in 2004. Advanced Bionics developed neurostimulation devices for various neural deficits, including cochlear stimulators. Previously, Mr. Mann founded and was Chairman of the Board and CEO of Pacesetter Systems, Inc., which developed, manufactured and distributed cardiac pacemakers, from 1972 until 1985 when it was acquired by Siemens, AG. From 1985 to September 1992, Mr. Mann continued to serve as Chairman and CEO of the successor company, Siemens-Pacesetter, Inc., Pacesetter is now the Cardiac Rhythm Management unit of St. Jude Medical. Prior to 1972, he was President of Spectrolab, an electro-optical and aerospace systems company, and Heliotek, a semiconductor and electro-optical components manufacturer. Mr. Mann founded these companies in 1956 and 1960, respectively, sold them to Textron Inc. in 1960 and continued to lead them until 1972, when he left for Pacesetter. They are now part of the Boeing Company.
Mr. Mann founded and endowed, and from 1985 until 2006 served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Alfred Mann Foundation, a nonprofit research organization devoted to development of advanced medical products in a variety of fields. Mr. Mann is currently Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Alfred Mann Institutes at the University of Southern California, Purdue University, and The Technion Institute (Israel), all of these medical research foundations founded and endowed principally by Mr. Mann. He also serves as a Trustee for the University of Southern California, as a member of the Board of Overseers of the Keck USC School of Medicine, and as the Chairman of the Southern California Biomedical Council, a nonprofit association dedicated to the fostering of the bio-medical industry in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area. Alfred Mann also serves as a Director of the Nevada Cancer Institute.
Mr. Mann holds B.A. and M.S. degrees in physics from the University of California, Los Angeles and honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Southern California, The Johns Hopkins University, Western University and the Technion Institute (Israel). Mr. Mann is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering. -
Matthew J. Pfeffer
CFOMatthew J. Pfeffer has been our Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since April 2008. Previously, Mr. Pfeffer served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration of VaxGen, Inc. from March 2006 until April 2008, with responsibility for finance, tax, treasury, human resources, IT, purchasing and facilities functions. Prior to VaxGen, Mr. Pfeffer served as CFO of Cell Genesys, Inc. During his nine year tenure at Cell Genesys, Mr. Pfeffer served as Director of Finance before being named CFO in 1998. Prior to that, Mr. Pfeffer served in a variety of financial management positions at other companies, including roles as Corporate Controller, Manager of Internal Audit and Manager of Financial Reporting. Mr. Pfeffer began his career at Price Waterhouse. Mr. Pfeffer serves on boards and advisory committees of the Biotechnology Industry Organization and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Pfeffer has a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of California, Berkeley and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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Juergen A. Martens
Chief Technology OfficerJuergen A. Martens, Ph.D. has been our Corporate Vice President of Operations and Chief Technology Officer since September 2005. From 2000 to August 2005, he was employed by Nektar Therapeutics, Inc., most recently as Vice President of Pharmaceutical Technology Development. Previously, he held technical management positions at Aerojet Fine Chemicals from 1998 to 2000 and at FMC Corporation from 1996 to 1998. From 1987 to 1996, Dr. Martens held a variety of management positions with increased responsibility in R&D, plant management, and business process development at Lonza, in Switzerland and in the United States. Dr. Martens holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Technical College Mannheim/Germany, a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Chemistry and a doctorate in Physical Chemistry from the University of Marburg/Germany
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Hakan S. Edstrom
President & COOHakan S. Edstrom has been our President and Chief Operating Officer since April 2001 and has served as one of our directors since December 2001. Mr. Edstrom was with Bausch & Lomb, Inc., a health care product company, from January 1998 to April 2001, advancing to the position of Senior Corporate Vice President and President of Bausch & Lomb, Inc. Americas Region. From 1981 to 1997, Mr. Edstrom was with Pharmacia Corporation, where he held various executive positions, including President and Chief Executive Officer of Pharmacia Ophthalmics Inc. Mr. Edstrom was educated in Sweden and holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics.
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David B. Thomson
General CounselDavid B. Thomson, Ph.D., J.D. has been our Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since January 2002. Prior to joining us, he practiced corporate/commercial and securities law at the Toronto law firm of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP. Earlier in his career, Dr. Thomson was a post-doctoral fellow at the Rockefeller University in New York. Dr. Thomson obtained his bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and Ph.D. degree from Queens University and obtained his J.D. degree from the University of Toronto
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Company Links
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Fri Aug 23 2013, 07:44PMHere's the latest Griffin report
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Fri Jun 21 2013, 08:50PMThis is a downloadable version of Joe Springer's SA article. SA has put it behind a paywall, but thanks to USAinvestor, you can access it here. You have to sign up, but it's free.
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Wed May 29 2013, 05:44PMA link to MannKind's slide presentation supplied by WDNering.
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Tue Mar 12 2013, 12:19PMJoe Springer's thorough and lengthy look at MannKind
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Tue Apr 03 2012, 04:54PMWebpage to market Mannkind's delivery technology. .....thanks to Yahoo's itell.
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Fri Mar 23 2012, 10:59PMExtensive overview of MNKD and it's prospects.
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Mon Mar 19 2012, 05:06PMThis has it all: opinion pieces, analyst coverage, product knowledge, corporate data, interviews and MUCH, MUCH MORE! Mucho credit to go_mnkd for this amazing collection of info.
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Thu Jun 27 2013, 02:32PMAddresses the first drop in share price back into the high fives
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Tue May 21 2013, 09:23AMGriffin report 5/15/13
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Wed Mar 27 2013, 08:06AMTechnology of proteins for inhalation.
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Fri Feb 22 2013, 12:34PMThis is the latest Griffin report with price target $10.25.
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Sat Feb 16 2013, 08:46PMThis is BobW's MNKD valuation in google docs. Posted here so we don't lose it in the fray.
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Sat Feb 09 2013, 12:13PMExcellent overview of MNKD and diabetes
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Sat Jan 05 2013, 04:14AM
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Fri Jan 04 2013, 08:58AMUpdated the baseline copy (ie V2) with additional calculations for reinvestment requirement and partnership percentages, so copied it over to an editable copy for anyone that wishes to play with the numbers. OOG
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Thu Jan 03 2013, 05:25PMThis is for reference in case the new editable goes wonkie on me. OOG
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Thu Aug 30 2012, 08:26PMMannkind's facility in Danbury, CT. Lots of cool pics of the manufacturing process.
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Wed Aug 29 2012, 08:06AMAn oldie, but goodie. Describes the game-changing science behind Afrezza.
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Mon Mar 26 2012, 06:52PMUndated; Overview of their manufacturing plant and Afrezza
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Fri Mar 23 2012, 03:46PMRose presents data at Neurogastroenterology and Motility meeting Chicago, 8'09. "This new development shows the potential for IBS treatment by an inhaled formulation of ROSE-010."
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Fri Mar 23 2012, 03:42PMPress release mentioning Technosphere's use in a pain medication.
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Thu Mar 22 2012, 02:51AMSome of these events are not on Mannkind's website. :) Kudos to Brentie for finding.
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Mon Mar 19 2012, 05:32PMOpinions across a broad spectrum
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Mon Mar 19 2012, 05:23PMhttp://www.investors.mannkindcorp.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=147953&p=irol-news&nyo=0
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Mon Mar 19 2012, 05:22PMSEC Filings, stock info, analyst coverage and a SIGN UP PAGE for COMPANY ALERTS
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