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October 27, 2010
Millennium Announced today the launch of a new national research center, the Millennium Research Institute (MRI).
August 30, 2010
Millennium Announced today the appointment of David Cohen to Chief Operating Officer. In his capacity as COO.
August 9, 2010
Millennium Announced today a national agreement with MultiPlan, the nation's leading comprehensive provider of healthcare cost management solutions.
July 27, 2010
Millennium urges Medicare to Reconsider the 2010 Physician Reimbursement for Point-of-Care Urine Drug Screen Devices.
July 12, 2010
James Slattery has donated $2 million to the University of Washington.
June 7, 2010
James Slattery Joins Angel Flight West.
May 4, 2010
Millennium Laboratories Announces New President Howard Appel.
March 08, 2010
Alun Malone Joins Millennium Laboratories As New Business Development Executive.
February 22, 2010
Millennium Laboratories Announces National Agreement with Aetna for Pain Management Services.
February 01, 2010
Millennium Laboratories Applauds Panel's Decision to Revise Proposed Florida Rule for Clinical Lab Testing.
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Millennium Laboratories Announces New President Howard Appel
SAN DIEGO, CA –May 4, 2010 – Millennium Laboratories, a leading provider of therapeutic drug monitoring and education to physicians and staff treating chronic pain patients, announced today the appointment of Howard Appel to President of the company. In his capacity as President, Mr. Appel is responsible for the Company’s operational and strategic initiatives.
“This appointment is based on our confidence in Howard and his proven ability and effective leadership," said James Slattery, Chief Executive Officer of Millennium. "Already his extensive experience has served Millennium well as we continue our upward trajectory of growth and business success. With his leadership of our executive and scientific team, we will move even more rapidly toward our goal of becoming the most-valued and respected leader of research and education-focused therapeutic drug monitoring.”
Prior to his promotion to President, Howard Appel served Millennium as its Chief Financial Officer. He has more than twenty five years of experience as a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Certified Public Accountant. Prior to joining Millennium, Mr. Appel was CEO of a boutique financial advisory and served as Chief Financial Officer of Laffer Associates for 17 years. He has sat on the Board of Directors of a number of publicly and privately held firms including Millennium. Mr. Appel received his BS degree in Business and Accounting from California State University, Chico.
“After two years with the company, I am more enthusiastic than ever about Millennium,” Appel commented. “We have an extremely talented and dedicated team and great services to offer our network of physicians and their staffs. I look forward to expanding our strong position in the pain management industry.”
About Millennium Laboratories
Founded in 2007 in America's biotech capital, San Diego, Millennium Laboratories is rapidly becoming the Urine Drug Testing (UDT) resource of choice for physicians and staff focused on the treatment of chronic pain. Millennium Laboratories provides the fastest turn-around time in the industry for drug test reporting and final confirmation of results because the company is the only major Urine Testing Laboratory exclusively utilizing the latest cutting-edge technology Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).
The company is also the only major Urine Drug Testing Laboratory licensed as a training facility for Toxicology Scientists.
Certified, state-of-the-art advanced training at Millennium’s 40,000 sq. ft. campus is a unique research component of the University of California, San Diego’s (UCSD) doctoral program in Pharmacy. Led by Laboratory Director Amadeo Pesce, Ph.D., world-renowned Toxicologist and author, the Millennium Laboratories clinical laboratory team is comprised of experts in mass spectrometry and high throughput chemistry. The company has developed proprietary methodologies that provide the fastest reliable urine drug testing (UDT) confirmations in the nation, usually within one business day. For more information, visit the Millennium Laboratories website, www.becausepainmatters.com
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