LEON E. ROSENBERG TAKES OVER AS CHAIR OF KARO BIO SUCCEEDING PER-OLOF MÅRTENSSON
Per-Olof Mårtensson has resigned as chairman of the Board of directors of Karo Bio for family reasons. The Board named Leon E. Rosenberg, M.D. as the company's interim chairman, to serve until the company's shareholders elect a permanent chairman at the next annual shareholders meeting in April 2008.Dr. Rosenberg has been a member of the Karo Bio Board since 2000. From 1991-1998, he served Bristol-Myers Squibb as Chief Scientific officer, and as Senior Vice-President for Scientific Affairs. He has also served on the boards of directors of several other biotechnology companies, and currently