AccuStem Sciences Inc. announced the appointment of Sean McDonald to its board of directors which will now comprise five members. Sean joins the company board while serving as the CEO of Ocugenix. Sean served as a director at Aethon from 2006 to 2017.

From 2015 to 2016 Mr. McDonald was a venture partner with Adams Capital Management, a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage applied technology investments. Prior to that, from 2001 to 2014, Sean served as the CEO of Precision Therapeutics, one of the first biotechnology companies to marry breakthroughs in understanding of cancer biology and the use of machine learning with the goal of developing products that would help cancer patients get the most effective cancer treatment. From 2002 to 2008, Sean was also a director on the board of Respironics where he was a member of the audit and compensation committees leading up to its $5.1 billion acquisition by Phillips.

Sean started his career in healthcare by founding Automated Healthcare which was one of the first companies to develop systems for automating the dispensing and administration of medication in hospital pharmacies. Mr. McDonald grew the organization from its inception to over 1,000 employees and oversaw the building of market access, clinical, product development and sales and marketing organizations. Automated Healthcare was ultimately acquired by McKesson Corporation where Sean became President of the automation group.