Marizyme Inc. announced the hiring of Mr. David Barthel as the Chief Executive Officer for Marizyme. In his role Mr. Barthel will look to advance the Company?s technology pipeline and stay committed to the commercialization efforts of DuraGraft in Europe and Asia while focusing on the FDA submissions for DuraGraft and MATLOC 1 in the US. In addition, Mr. Barthel will lead the Company through its financing initiatives, strengthening the financial position of the Company in preparation for an anticipated Nasdaq listing in 2022. Most recently, Mr. Barthel was CEO of Health Logic Interactive Inc. (?Health Logic?) and its wholly owned Subsidiary, My Health Logic Inc.
Marizyme, Inc. is a medical technology company. The Company is focused on cardiac and surgical care by delivering innovative solutions for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and other surgical procedures. Its product DuraGraft, is a one-time intraoperative vascular graft treatment for use in vascular and bypass surgeries that maintains endothelial function and structure, thereby reducing the incidence and complications of graft failure and improving clinical outcomes post bypass surgery. The Companyâs product under development includes MATLOC and MAR-FG-001. MATLOC is a lab-on-chip digital screening and diagnostic device platform being developed for quantitative chronic kidney disease (CKD) assessment. The MAR-FG-001 is a tumescent solution base for fat grafting procedures that is used for plastic and cosmetic surgeries in which fat is transferred from one area of the body to another to correct a defect, replace injured tissue, or to make cosmetic enhancements.