BioLife Solutions Names Raymond W. Cohen as Chairman

BioLife Solutions

today announced that it has appointed a new chairman of the board and also a new director. Current board director Raymond Cohen was appointed non-executive Chairman of the Board, replacing Mike Rice, President & CEO, who remains in that role and on the board.  Cohen is currently the Chairman of the Board of Lombard Medical Technologies, PLC, a UK public medical device company.  He is also Chairman of the Board of JenaValve Technology, Inc., a privately held, Munich-based medical device company.  Cohen is also a director of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Syncroness, Inc., and LoneStar Heart, Inc. He was most recently the Chief Executive Officer of Vessix Vascular, Inc., and led its November 2012 acquisition by Boston Scientific, a deal valued at up to $425 million. The Company also announced that Joe Schick, a senior financial leader for several high growth companies, has joined its board of directors, replacing Roderick de Greef,