Dr. Gustavo Bounous, M.D., Director of Research and Development

Educated at the University of Turin and the University of Genoa in his native Italy, Dr. Gustavo Bounous' distinguished career in medical research began as a Research Fellow in surgery at the Indiana Medical Center, Indianapolis. In 1963, he moved to Canada and began an academic career that led him to become Professor of Surgery, first at the University of Sherbrooke (1973-1985) and then at McGill University (1985-1993). Dr. Bounous was awarded the 1965 medal of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

He pioneered the use of elemental diets in the prophylaxis and treatment of intestinal lesions associated with shock, intestinal ischemia, radiation, cancer chemotherapy and Crohn's disease. In 1968, he was named Career Investigator of the Medical Research Council, an award that was reconfirmed until 1993, the year of his retirement from McGill University.

In 1978, Dr. Bounous initiated a novel research program in conjunction with a colleague from the McGill University Faculty of Medicine to search for a dietary protein source that would boost the immune system. Their research led to the discovery of an undenatured serum milk concentrate that sustains normal glutathione levels and promotes immunoenhancing and anticarcinogenic activity. Subsequent identification of the active ingredients present in this protein mixture led to the development of a high-quality bioactive material given the name and trademark Immunocal®/HMS 90® in 1993.

DR. WULF DRÖGE, Senior Vice-President, Research & Development

Dr. Wulf Dröge continues to write articles in the field of redox physiology, cancer and aging research and teaches students at McGill University. His more than fourty years of active experience in basic and clinical research are a strong basis in the design of safe and effective new products. After his doctorate at the University of Freiburg and research activities at the Max-Planck-Institute for Immunbiologie, in Freiburg, and the University of Minnesota with the famous immunologist Dr. R.A. Good, he served for three years as a research fellow at Harvard University and for four years as a scientific member at the world-renowned Basel Institute for Immunology.

For almost thirty years he then served as a professor of immunology and cell biology at the University of Heidelberg and headed the department of immunochemistry at the National Cancer Center of Germany (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum). His international reputation in the field of redox physiology and aging research is based on more than 250 publications.

Jimmy Gutman MD

Dr. Gutman is an expert on glutathione and has sold several best-selling books on this topic. He's a former professor at McGill University Medical School who's original specialty was emergency medicine, and who now practices family medicine. He was trained at the University of Calgary and did his emergency medicine residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia where he was chief resident. He went on to an accomplished career back in Canada, where he was eventually the undergraduate director and residency training director of emergency medicine at McGill University. He has been an organizer and speaker of multiple national and international medical conferences and literally has contributed to the training of thousands of doctors and students. He has also sat on he board of directors for the Canadian Association of Emergency Medicine, and various other boards dealing with policy and education. He has recently become involved in alternative medicine and is dedicated to seeing the gap bridged between traditional and complementary medicine. He has appeared numerous times on TV and radio discussing the role of glutathione in health and disease.

John H. Molson, Vice-President, Research & Development

As Vice-President of Research and Development, John ensures that Immunotec remains a leader in its field by coordinating studies and research. Acting as the information interface between the research and medical community and Immunotec Licensees, he makes the science of Immunotec's products accessible to laypeople. John provides guidance on how to explain the product and its possible applications. In fact, much of his workday is devoted to consultations about Immunotec products.