BIOQUAL announced the retirement of Dr. John C. Landon as Chairman of Its Board of Directors and as a Director. The company also announced the appointment of Mark G. Lewis, BIOQUAL’s President and Chief Executive Officer, as Chairman of the Board, and the election of David B. Landon, Ph.D., to fill the vacancy on the Board of Directors resulting from the retirement of Dr. John C. Landon. John C. Landon, Ph.D., founded BIOQUAL in 1982. He led BIOQUAL for more than 30 years as President and Chief Executive Officer. He retired as Chief Executive Officer on June 13, 2013, and was succeeded by Dr. Mark G. Lewis, BIOQUAL’s President. Dr. Landon remained as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Effective April 19, 2017, Dr. Landon retired as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as a member of the Board of Directors. Dr. Lewis, was appointed to succeed Dr. Landon as Chairman of the Board. Also on April 19, 2017, the Board of Directors elected David B. Landon, Ph.D., to fill the vacancy on the Board of Directors resulting from the retirement of Dr. John C. Landon. Dr. Lewis joined BIOQUAL as Senior Scientist in August 2003.
Bioqual, Inc. is engaged in performing contract research services, which is focused on in vivo models of human diseases, including COVID-19, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), influenza, Mpox, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection, Flavivirus infections, including zika and dengue, malaria, hepatitis, and cancer. It is involved in the evaluation of vaccines, vaccine therapeutics, microbicides, and drug therapies. The Company also performs in vitro contract research services. The in vitro services include sample processing, virus stock generation, quantitation of infectious virus, virus neutralization assays, hemagglutination inhibition assay, quantitative PCR, antigen and antibody ELISA detection assays, flow cytometry, lymphocyte proliferation and other cell-based assays. It also provides research services in herpes simplex in rodents, filariasis in rhesus macaques, chikungunya in rodents and macaques and dengue in rodents and macaques.
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