CEO Receives Finsen Award for Scientific Breakthrough
AGI Dermatics CEO Daniel B. Yarosh, PhD Named Finsen Lecturer for 2004; Award Recognizes Research in DNA Repair and Prevention of Skin Cancer at International Photobiology Congress
AGI Dermatics Lauded for Research Efforts That Produced Topically Applied Lotion to Reverse DNA Damage Caused by Sunlight, Under FDA Review
FREEPORT, N.Y., June 1, 2004 -- AGI Dermatics announced today that its founder and CEO, Daniel B. Yarosh, PhD, has been awarded the Finsen Award by the International Union of Photobiology (IUPB) for outstanding accomplishment in photobiology research.
AGI Dermatics was singled out for this distinguished award by the IUSP for its research efforts that produced a topically applied drug (T4N5 Liposome Lotion, trade name Dimericine(R)) that uses liposomes to deliver DNA repair enzymes into the cells of the skin to reverse the DNA damage caused by sunlight, currently under review by the FDA.
Herbert Honigsmann, MD, President of the IUPB and Professor of Dermatology at the University of Vienna Medical School, says, "Finsen Lectures are presented by scientists that have achieved a breakthrough in the photosciences. Dr. Yarosh is receiving the award for his research in DNA repair and prevention of skin cancer.
It is with great pleasure that the Board of IUPB has selected Dr. Yarosh as Finsen Lecturer for 2004."
The IUPB is the worldwide association of photobiology societies, including those of the US, Europe and Japan.
Says Dr. Yarosh, "I am honored to receive this award, which reflects the dedication of scientists at AGI Dermatics and collaborators around the world. It recognizes that basic photobiology research can put products in our hands to reverse skin damage even after sun exposure."
The Finsen award commemorates 1903 Nobel Prize recipient Niels Finsen for his work in photomedicine. The Finsen Award is presented once every four years at the International Congress of Photobiology, which this year will be in Korea, at the Jeju Island resort of Jungmoon on June 11, 2004.
