Syed Ahmed Mustafa Joins CeeTox Inc as Director of Sales & Marketing

Feb. 4, 2009 - PRLog -- Syed Ahmed Mustafa, MBA, has joined CeeTox, Inc. to serve as the Director of Sales & Marketing. CeeTox is the Kalamazoo-based leader for in vitro toxicity testing. Mr Mustafa leads an expanded marketing effort worldwide.

Previously, Mr Mustafa was Regional Sales Manager for VWR Education for the Northern US and Canada sales team. He served as Director for the Corporate Relations/Academic Program Recruiting and Executive MBA Student Recruiting programs for the University of Rochester, of which he is also an alumni. In addition to experience in business development and tactical marketing, Mr Mustafa has had extensive training in Guānxi, a central concept in Chinese culture that describes the dynamic of personalized networks of influence.

“It is an exciting opportunity to join CeeTox in our new phase of growth,” said Mr. Mustafa. “CeeTox has established an international reputation for our predictive models that help pharmaceutical and biotech clients identify new drug candidates with the lowest risk for toxicity and the highest probability of success. Our newest offerings expand the cost-savings of in vitro assays to the cosmetic, chemical, and personal care markets as well. Our new skin sensitization, dermal, ocular, and airway screens help identify potential toxicity in both individual components and final formulations and will allow these companies to comply with their regulatory requirements.”

Using a robust, systems-biology approach, CeeTox originated in vitro models that help identify new drug candidates, chemicals, cosmetics, and consumer products with the lowest risk for toxicity and the highest probability of success. With screens to assess corrosion, irritation, sensitization, and characterize toxicity in drugs and chemicals, CeeTox supports manufacturers in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and cosmetic industries. CeeTox helps bring safer products to market faster.

For more information, contact Lorraine Alden, Marketing Coordinator for CeeTox, at +1-269-353-5536 or lalden@ceetox.com.

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CeeTox leads the field of in-vitro toxicology with predictive models that utilize a robust systems-biology approach and enable our clients to make better decisions, earlier in discovery, to bring safer products to market, faster. Has it been CeeTox'd?