Scient'x, S.A. Appoints Veteran Spinal Orthopedic Industry Executive Michael D. Huggins...

Scient'x, S.A. Appoints Veteran Spinal Orthopedic Industry Executive Michael
D. Huggins as President and Chief Executive Officer

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Scient'x, S.A. announced today that
veteran orthopedic industry executive, Michael D. Huggins, will join the
company as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Huggins will also
join the Scient'x Board of Directors. With this addition to the Scient'x
executive team, Mr. Olivier Carli has agreed to resign as the company's
President and Chief Executive Officer on the date Mr. Huggins joins the
company.
Mr. Huggins, who was selected after an extensive global search, was
formerly President of Global Synthes Spine. Synthes is one of the world's
largest developers of orthopedic trauma and spinal surgical implants and
instrumentation. Mr. Huggins played a key role in transforming Synthes into a
global business and in making significant inroads in the USA spinal market.
At Synthes, Mr. Huggins developed a worldwide standing for his emphasis on the
highest standards of quality, clinical awareness and outcomes, surgeon
training and the like.
"Mike Huggins is a highly respected executive in the industry who will
continue to grow the Scient'x global footprint and reputation of high quality
and deep science that the company has historically enjoyed. Mike is highly
experienced in driving innovative product development and we also look forward
to his contributions as a member of the Scient'x board of directors," said
Olivier Carli, the Scient'x Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "I am very
pleased that Mike shares our vision of building Scient'x into the leading
medical device company focused on providing both motion preservation and
traditional solutions to the spinal disorder marketplace and we look forward
to leveraging his background to help shape the long term strategic direction
of Scient'x."
"I am very excited to join this global organization with a 20 year history
of developing truly innovative products and clinical solutions for spine
surgeons and their patients," said Mr. Huggins. "I look forward to working
with this world class team of individuals at Scient'x and collaborating with
its surgeon customers to continue to find solutions and unmet clinical needs
while expanding the scope and breadth of company activities."
Since 1994, Mr. Huggins has worked with Synthes, Inc. From 2004 to 2006,
he served as the President of Global Spine and was responsible for the
establishment and management one of the world's largest spine businesses with
primary focus on product development and sales. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Huggins
served as the President and Chief Operating Officer for the U.S. business.
From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Huggins served as the Senior Vice President of
Operations. From 1994 to 1997 he served as Vice President of Operations. Mr.
Huggins held prior executive positions at various manufacturing companies and
served as Senior Auditor for Arthur Anderson & Co. Mr. Huggins holds a B.S. in
Accounting from Villanova University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at
the University of Pennsylvania.
ABOUT SCIENT'X
Based in Paris, France, Scient'x is the largest independent spinal implant
company in Europe. The Company designs, develops and distributes an extensive
line of spine surgical implants in over 50 countries around the world. Since
1988, Scient'x has been a pioneer in all aspects of spinal instrumentation
including the motion preservation segment of the spine market. The Company
was the first to introduce PEEK implants to spinal surgery as well as
posterior dynamic stabilization technology. Scient'x has now introduced a
second generation ceramic cervical disc that has achieved significant revenue
traction and surgeon acceptance in Europe.
Scient'x
Mr. Michael D. Huggins
President and Chief Executive Officer

18/20 rue Daunou, 75002 Paris
Tel.: +33 (0)1.55.04.78.38

HealthpointCapital, LLC
Mr. Tim Berkowitz
President
tberkowitz@healthpointcapital.com

Mr. John McCormick
Managing Director
jmccormick@healthpointcapital.com

505 Park Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10022, USA
Tel.: +1 (212) 935-7780

SOURCE Scient'x, S.A.

Mr. Michael D. Huggins, President and Chief Executive Officer of Scient'x,
+33-1-55-04-78-38; or Mr. Tim Berkowitz, President,
tberkowitz@healthpointcapital.com, or Mr. John McCormick, Managing Director,
jmccormick@healthpointcapital.com, both of HealthpointCapital, LLC,
+1-212-935-7780