How Precision Therapeutics Survived the Recession: A Conversation With CEO Sean McDonald
Ever since he co-founded Automated Healthcare in 1992, Sean McDonald has always been on the cutting edge of medical technology. As CEO of Precision Therapeutics, Sean is still making remarkable strides in medical tech, including the company’s signature product, ChemoFX, a drug response marker that determines the best and worst drugs for doctors to administer to cancer patients as part of their chemotherapy treatments. But it wasn’t easy, especially as the recent recession brought many companies in the region to their knees. Sean talks with “The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris about how Precision Therapeutics is doing today, and what steps Sean took to guide the company through the recession.
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