Berlin Heart Announces Restructuring of Management

BERLIN, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Ulrich Stroeher, Chairman of the Advisory
Board of Berlin Heart, today announced that Dr. Johannes Mueller is leaving
the general management of the company on 30 September 2009.
Dr. Mueller belongs to the company's founders and is one of the
intellectual fathers of the successful ventricular assist device INCOR(R). He
will continue to contribute his wealth of experience in this area as
coordinator for projects with external cooperation partners. He will further
support the company in developing new markets.
Dr. Mueller was a member of the general management from the very
beginning when the company was founded as a start-up enterprise with venture
capital in 1996. In October 2006 Berlin Heart AG was acquired by Syscore GmbH
and the legal structure was changed to GmbH. Today Berlin Heart has 220
employees and is one of the three worldwide leading medical device companies
in the area of mechanical heart support.
On 1 October 2009 Dr. Stefan Thamasett will join the general management
of Berlin Heart. Dr. Thamasett has more than seven years of experience in
clinical cardiology and possesses long-standing experience as head of
marketing and sales in well-known medical device companies. He will manage
the company together with Dr. Dirk Lauscher, the company's present General
Manager.
About Berlin Heart
Berlin Heart is the only company worldwide that develops, produces, and
distributes implantable and external ventricular assist devices for patients
of every age and body size. The products EXCOR(R) and INCOR(R) provide
mechanical support of the heart for patients suffering from severe end-stage
heart failure. The ventricular assist device EXCOR(R) Pediatric is used in
infants, children, and teenagers and is leading the worldwide market.
EXCOR(R) Pediatric is currently under clinical investigation for pediatric
patients in USA. All other products are not approved in USA. Further
information on the Berlin Heart products is available under:
http://www.berlinheart.com
Contact: Linda Buerk Manager Marketing & PR Phone: +49-(0)30-8187-2650
Mobile: +49-(0)173-629-0803 buerk@berlinheart.de
SOURCE Berlin Heart GmbH

Contact: Linda Buerk Manager Marketing & PR Phone: +49-(0)30-8187-2650 Mobile:
+49-(0)173-629-0803 buerk@berlinheart.de