Ward Davidson Joins Nanostream as Vice President of Sales & Marketing

Today, Nanostream is announcing that sales veteran Ward Davidson has joined the company as vice president of sales and marketing. Ward brings over 30 years of sales and marketing experience to his role at Nanostream. Previously, Ward was senior vice president of business development at Incyte.

Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) October 29, 2004 -- Nanostream, provider of high-throughput microfluidic analytical systems to companies involved in drug discovery and development, announces the appointment of Ward Davidson to vice president of sales & marketing for Nanostream. With over 30 years of sales and marketing experience, Mr. Davidson brings a proven track record in sales management, product marketing, international sales and distribution at both large, multinational and start-up companies to his role at Nanostream.

As VP of sales & marketing, Mr. Davidson will focus on building long-term relationships with customers and ensuring 100% customer satisfaction. He will be responsible for expanding Nanostreams sales and support organization to serve the growing customer base. In addition, Mr. Davidson will spearhead Nanostreams entry into global markets and create its worldwide distribution strategy.

Nanostream has established key relationships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Now, well take our sales and support organization to the next level and penetrate the growing market opportunity for high-throughput analytical systems in drug discovery and development," said Stephen D. OConnor, CEO of Nanostream. Ward has demonstrated success in leading life sciences sales organizations and generating sales of large scale technology solutions. Under his leadership, Im confident that well further advance our sales and marketing initiatives in the U.S. and overseas."

Mr. Davidson has a record of accomplishment in achieving rapid revenue growth through successful sales of emerging technologies. Previously, he led marketing and field sales efforts as senior vice president of business development for Incyte, provider of genomic databases for target identification and selection. Mr. Davidson also served as vice president of sales & marketing at a variety of biotechnology and software companies such as Paracel, Tripos and Wavefront Technologies. While at Paracel, now a business unit of Applera Corporation, he helped establish a market dominant position with consistent revenue growth through their direct sales organization and distributors. At Tripos, Mr. Davidson built the sales and support organization and managed significant revenue growth. His prior experience also includes various senior management positions in sales and operations during his tenure at Digital Equipment Corporation. Mr. Davidson received an MBA at Northwestern University and a BS from the University of Maryland.

Nanostream continues to be an innovator in the field of high-throughput liquid chromatography with its VeloceTM micro parallel liquid chromatography (µPLC) system, which performs 24 simultaneous analytical separations and detections using UV absorbance and/or fluorescence detection. The Veloce system was recently named the 2004 Drug Discovery Analytical Instrument Product of the Year" by research analyst firm Frost & Sullivan, which noted the companys innovative product, operational excellence and understanding of customer needs.

About Nanostream
Nanostream Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.) provides high-throughput microfluidic analytical systems to companies involved in drug discovery and development. Nanostreams systems are based on proprietary, modular product design that allows for timely introduction of new products based on market needs.

Nanostream is pioneering micro parallel liquid chromatography (µPLC) with its premier product, the Veloce system. The Veloce system, designed for scientists who can benefit from greater sample analysis capacity, integrates with existing workflow and increases the throughput of established HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography) techniques.

More information about the company is available at www.nanostream.com

For further information please contact:
Elizabeth Rietz
Marketing Communications Manager
Nanostream Inc.
580 Sierra Madre Villa
Pasadena, CA 91107
Phone: (626) 351-8200 ext. 6708
elizabeth.rietz@nanostream.com

Nanostream" is a registered trademark of Nanostream, Inc. Veloce" and Brio" are trademarks of Nanostream,Inc.

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