PEOPLE - Macalban (Scotland) makes appointments:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Macalban (Ayr, Scotland), a start-up company launched as a spin out by local company Giltech, has appointed Alistair Taylor as its executive chairman. Mr Taylor was previously CEO of Biocompatibles, and is president of Lombard Medical. He has been joined on the board of Macalban by Graeme Alexander, formerly of Booz Allen & Hamilton. Macalban has developed and patented a "fibre-wrap" - a new technology for the repair of damaged nerves, tendons and bones. The market for the product is predicted to be more than $1bn by 2010.