CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (June 5, 2013) - InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV) , a developer of groundbreaking technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI) and other neurotrauma conditions, today announced that InVivo’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Frank Reynolds has been named as a finalist in the fifth annual Boston Business Journal’s CFO of the Year Awards. Reynolds has been selected as a finalist in the Public Company category.
The Boston Business Journal’s annual CFO of the Year Awards luncheon celebrates CFOs who have made a difference in their companies and organizations. At the luncheon, which is scheduled for July 31, 2013, finalists will be recognized and a winner for each of the five categories will be announced. In addition to Public Company, the categories include Small Private, Medium Private, Large Private and Non-Profit. The following CFOs are nominated for Public Company CFO of the Year: Donald W. Palette of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (SWKS); Steven Lipiner of BNY Mellon Investment Management, BNY Mellon (BK); and Christopher Menard of Brightcove Inc. (BCOV).
Said Reynolds, “My thanks to our Director of Finance, Sean Moran, and his team, Albert Pasakarnis, Brian Luque, and Tatiana Monteiro, who are tasked with executing on plan and under budget every day. Their efforts, along with great legal representation from Greenberg Traurig, have allowed us to maximize ROI around our cash investments in R&D. We’ve delivered a 10x return to investors based on cash spend, and, as the largest shareholder of InVivo, I’m certain we’ll continue our obsession with ROI-based spending while we prepare to support revenue-generating products in 2014.”
About InVivo Therapeutics
InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. is utilizing polymers as a platform technology to develop treatments to improve function in individuals paralyzed from traumatic spinal cord injuries. The company was founded in 2005 based on proprietary technology co-invented by Robert S. Langer, ScD. Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Joseph P. Vacanti, MD, who is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2011, the company earned the prestigious David F. Apple Award from the American Spinal Injury Association for its outstanding contribution to spinal cord injury medicine. The publicly traded company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. For more details, visit www.invivotherapeutics.com .
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