ElectroCore LLC Appoints Francis R. Amato to its Board of Directors
June 20, 2017
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electroCore LLC announced that Chief Executive Officer, Francis R. Amato, has been elected to join the company’s board of directors effective immediately. Mr. Amato will also remain in his role as CEO of electroCore. Mr. Amato, who has served as CEO since July 2016 and joined electroCore in 2012 as Chief Operating Officer, has extensive commercial experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining electroCore, Mr. Amato held the position of US Vice President, Specialty Commercial Operations Group, at Merck. Other senior positions held include Executive Director, Global Business Operations, at Schering-Plough; Business Unit Lead, Oncology for Ligand Pharmaceutical; and National Accounts Director, Specialty Managed Markets, for Pfizer.
electroCore, Inc. is a commercial stage bioelectronic medicine and wellness company. It provides non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) technology platform. The Companyâs product categories include Handheld, personal use medical devices for the management and treatment of certain medical conditions such as primary headache, and Handheld, personal use consumer products utilizing nVNS technology to promote general wellness and human performance. Its products include gammaCore, Truvaga and TAC-STIM. Its gammaCore Sapphire, is a prescription medical device that is used for a variety of primary headache conditions. Its Truvaga is a personal use consumer electronics general wellness product that does not require a prescription and is available direct-to-consumer from electroCore at www.truvaga.com. The Companyâs TAC-STIM product is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, cure, mitigate, prevent, or treat a disease or condition.