Trovagene, Inc. announced that William Welch has resigned from his positions as Chief Executive Officer and Director for personal reasons, effective immediately. While the Company conducts a search for a new Chief Executive Officer, the Company's Chairman, Dr. Thomas Adams, has been appointed interim Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Adams has been the Company's Chairman of the Board since April 2009.

From June 2005 through 2011, Dr. Adams served as a director of IRIS International, Inc., a diagnostics company, and served as Chief Technology Officer of IRIS since April 2006.