Company OverviewQualigen Therapeutics
Qualigen Therapeutics (NASDAQ:QLGN) is a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases, as well as expansion of its flagship FastPack® diagnostic platform. The FastPack® line of FDA-cleared and CE-Marked products has been used successfully in diagnostics since 2002.
Our therapeutics pipeline includes anti-viral drug compounds such as QN-165 (formerly referred to as AS1411), cancer drug compounds such as QN-247 (formerly referred to as AS1411-GNP or ALAN) and RAS-F, as well as STARS, a DNA/RNA-based treatment device. By combining our demonstrated ability to quickly develop and commercialize innovative medical products with the advanced capabilities of leading cancer research centers, such as the University of Louisville, we are committed to providing exciting new therapeutic technologies to physicians and patients.
Speaker BioPresident, CEO & Chairman
Qualigen Therapeutics
Michael S. Poirier founded Qualigen in 1996 and is its Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to founding Qualigen, Mr. Poirier was Vice President of Marketing for Ashirus Technologies, Inc., a Minneapolis-based manufacturer of innovative high-precision dispensing pumps and related equipment for the medical industry. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Poirier was Director of US Area Operations for EnSys, Inc., located in Research Triangle, North Carolina. EnSys developed and manufactured field-portable immunoassay test kits for the environmental remediation industry.
From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Poirier was employed by Sanofi Pasteur in Chaska, Minnesota, as a Marketing Manager responsible for launching the ACCESS® Immunoassay System. This novel diagnostic system was later acquired by Beckman-Coulter and is now one of the leading immunoassay test systems worldwide.
From 1985 to 1991, Mr. Poirier was employed by Abbott Diagnostics, a division of Abbott Laboratories, Inc. in various marketing and sales positions, including Worldwide Immunoassay Product Manager for the IMx® and AxSym® immunoassay diagnostic systems. Both IMx and later, AxSym, became the leaders in their respective markets. Prior to working at Abbott, Mr. Poirier served as an officer in the United States Navy, assigned to the US Atlantic Fleet.
Mr. Poirier holds a B.A. from Providence College and attended the University of Zürich, Switzerland, School of Law.
Speaker BioEVP, Chief Strategy Officer
Qualigen Therapeutics
Ms. Broidrick held key roles in the successful worldwide launches and life cycle marketing of blockbuster drugs including Zetia™, VYTORIN™, and Celebrex™, and specialty brands. Since 2016, she served as Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Development at Viking Therapeutics, responsible for building and implementing the US and global corporate and business development functions. Before that, she was Vice President, Head of Global Marketing Excellence and Business Innovation with EMD Serono, Inc, part of Merck KGaA (Germany), where she led global and country brand and launch planning, and strategic transformation initiatives.
Ms. Broidrick was Vice President, Head of Marketing and Commercialization at Arena Pharmaceuticals, where she oversaw commercialization planning for a first-in-class obesity drug, and also led Portfolio Planning. Before Arena, she held roles of increasing responsibility at Merck & Co. and Pfizer (formerly GD Searle) including Global Brand Leader with P&L accountability. She led Merck & Co.’s new products marketing planning across brands and pipeline for the Asia Pacific region.
Ms. Broidrick holds a BA from Fairleigh Dickinson University, completed further undergraduate studies at Wroxton College in England, and performed post-graduate work at Fairleigh Dickinson.
