On December 23, 2019 Invicro LLC, a Konica Minolta company, reported, Dr. Matthew Silva has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Silva will assume the day-to-day leadership responsibilities of the Company and will join Invicro’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Dr. Jack Hoppin, co-founder of Invicro, will move on from his role as Invicro’s CEO to be the President of Konica Minolta Precision Medicine (KMPM) (Press release, Immudex, DEC 23, 2019, View Source [SID1234552582]). Dr. Hoppin will remain on Invicro’s Board of Directors, as well as continue to serve on the KMPM Board.
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Konica Minolta, Inc. acquired Invicro LLC and Ambry Genetics Corporation in September 2017 to accelerate its strategic vision to transform personalized medicine through the delivery of diagnostic services via genetics, imaging and digital pathology capabilities. Konica Minolta Precision Medicine was formalized as a result of bringing these three entities together.
"It has been an extreme honor to serve as Invicro’s CEO, since co-founding the company in 2008," stated Dr. Hoppin. "This is an exciting time for Invicro, Ambry and KMPM, as we are all working together to support the medical research community through integrated AI technology platforms that allow molecular-level testing and analysis offering insights to advance translational medicine."
In his new role, Dr. Hoppin will work to synergize the companies under KMPM to help pharmaceutical sponsors and clinicians accelerate the development of targeted therapies through genetic and molecular profiling.
"I’m looking forward to seeing the next chapter for KMPM and Invicro," said Mr. Kiyotaka Fujii, president of Konica Minolta Global Healthcare and CEO of KMPM. "As KMPM continues to focus on revolutionizing personalized healthcare via the strengths of Konica Minolta, Invicro and Ambry, Jack will be instrumental in leading and realizing the Konica Minolta Precision Medicine mission. I have full confidence that Matt will seamlessly transition to his new role and continue to lead Invicro into new breakthroughs that will help advance the discovery and development of life-changing medicines."
Dr. Silva will carry on Invicro’s strategic mission to support the drug discovery and development community. Invicro will continue to leverage its industry-leading imaging, chemistry, and analysis expertise that span discovery through clinical research across multiple therapeutic areas, including the central nervous system, oncology, rare disease, and other systemic diseases. Further, Invicro will continue to invest in its data informatics platforms, enabling management, visualization, and analysis of pathological and radiological imaging data and ensuring alignment with KMPM.
"First, I want to thank Jack for leading Invicro to the great success it is today. I’m honored, humbled and extremely excited to assume this new role and carry on the mission," said Dr. Silva. "It’s an exciting time for Invicro, as we continue to make great strides with our pharma services capabilities offering imaging biomarkers, advanced analytics, innovative chemistry and technologies, and global core lab services. Thanks to Invicro’s dedicated team and our pharma sponsors—we are together helping the development of new medicines that will improve the lives of patients in need."
With 20 years of diverse imaging experience, Dr. Silva first joined Invicro in 2012 and most recently was EVP of Scientific Applications, where he led strategic efforts to expand the clinical oncology drug development and clinical trials. Dr. Silva’s pharma industry experience includes scientific and leadership positions at Vertex, Amgen, Millennium and Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Silva holds a Ph.D. and a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.