Stella Diagnostics Announces Key Additions to its Board of Directors

SALT LAKE CITY, UT / ACCESSWIRE / February 25, 2021 / Stella Diagnostics, Inc. (OTC PINK:JMDP) ("Stella" or "The Company") today announced that it has appointed Peter A. Cohen, Seth Platt, and David Seaburg to its Board of Directors. The three new members have decades of experience in asset management, investment banking and corporate development - having held various executive roles for multiple leading, global institutions.

Dr. Joe Abdo, CEO of Stella Diagnostics and Board Director said, "It was incredibly important for the founders of Stella to recruit domain experts who have robust experience growing biotech companies to their full potential. To have these three seasoned veterans who have achieved an enormity of success in this space is going to set Stella up to thrive in a medical field that is in dire need of enhanced clinical concepts and sequences. I look forward to working with them and the rest of the Board to continue to achieve our corporate milestones while establishing Stella as a leading molecular oncology company."

Mr. Cohen has over 50 years of experience in asset management and investment banking and is currently the chairman and CEO of Andover National Corporation. He has led multiple companies as Chairman and CEO, including Cowen Inc., Shearson Lehman American Express, and founded Ramius Capital Management and led the securities and asset management businesses of Republic National Bank. Mr. Cohen began his career at Reynolds & Co., later part of Dean Witter Reynolds, where he oversaw multiple mergers that included Shearson, Hammill & Co. and Loeb, Rhoades, Hornblower & Co.

Mr. Platt joined Brownstone Investment Group in 2014 and currently serves as the company's Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Platt held a similar role with Sarissa Capital Management. He has also held roles as Managing Director of Corporate Strategy and Business Development at First New York and was a founder and Chief Operating Officer at Explorer Alternative Management. He began his career in investment banking at Montgomery Securities.

Mr. Seaburg is currently the CEO of PolarityTE, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTE). He spent 25 years at Cowen, Inc. as Managing Director, Head of Sales Trading and a member of Cowen's Equity Operating Committee. Over the course of his tenure, he has interacted with thousands of healthcare investors and corporate management teams to drive organizational success. Mr. Seaburg was formerly a contributor on CNBC's Fast Money, where he provided regular on-air market commentary for the network.

About Stella Diagnostics

Stella Diagnostics, Inc. is a molecular diagnostics-based organization focused on improving patient management strategies for over 67 million people living with severe esophageal disease. StellaDX's clinical assay will offer physicians insight into the molecular properties of their patients' tissue to determine if the disease is stable, progressing or turning cancerous. Using targeted mass spectrometry proteomics, we believe that informing physicians of the expression patterns playing a role in the pathogenesis of GERD, Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer early in the treatment plan may extend or save lives. For more information, please visit www.stelladx.com.

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