3D Vision Systems Appoints Warren G. Young, Ph.D. as Acting Chief Executive Officer

IRVINE, CA -  3D Vision Systems, a venture-stage company developing a Digital Microsurgical Workstation System™ for ophthalmic and other specialties, today announced the appointment of Warren G. Young, PhD as Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Dr. Young will assume full management responsibility and deliver on the mission and vision of the company. He will also continue as the Chief Technology Officer and lead the effort for the development of 3D Vision Systems’ Digital Microsurgical Workstation System™. Mr. Ram Rao remains Executive Chairman of the Board and will work closely with Dr. Young.

Dr. Young brings more than 20 years of neuroscience imaging, hardware and software development experience.  Dr. Young is a co-founder of Neurome, Inc., a platform based drug discovery biotech company in La Jolla, CA with programs focused on neurodegenerative disorders where he served most recently as the President and CTO/COO from 2000 to 2006.  From 1983 to 2000, Dr. Young was at The Scripps Research Institute as a faculty member in the Neuropharmacology Department and as the Director of Neuropharmacology Computing.  Dr. Young is the past Managing Editor of Brain Research and served on the NIMH SBIR and STTR scientific review committee.  Dr. Young holds a PhD in Neurosciences from UCSD.

“Warren’s proven leadership is a great asset to 3D Vision Systems as we deliver our first commercial product.” said Ramgopal Rao, Chairman of 3D Vision Systems.  “Warren will work with management and the engineering team to deliver all the potential of the Digital Microsurgical Workstation System™.  I’m pleased that he will lead the company through the next growth phase.”

“3D Vision Systems has tremendous potential to be a major player in the ophthalmic industry,” said Dr. Young.  “I am excited to lead the management team to grow the company and well as to continue working with engineering to complete our first product.”

About 3D Vision Systems:

Privately held 3D Vision Systems Inc., based in Irvine, California is developing a groundbreaking digital imaging technology for ophthalmic and other surgeries.  The Company’s Digital Microsurgical Workstation System™ utilizes dual proprietary, high-resolution digital video cameras to capture three dimensional images of surgery in real-time. With the aid of a high speed "intelligence" processor and a 3D image processor, the System displays the stereoscopic, 3D images on a specialized high resolution monitor.  The System is designed to allow for optimal viewing by surgeons and other OR staff and efficient use of space in the OR. 3D Vision Systems believes that its Digital Microsurgical Workstation System™ will ultimately replace current glass optics-based surgical microscopes, which have delivered only modest incremental improvements in image quality and ergonomics over the past few decades. 3D Vision Systems was founded by Dr. David Miller, an internationally recognized ophthalmic surgeon at Harvard Medical School, and Ram Rao, an accomplished entrepreneur with 25 years of experience in the ophthalmic market including several successful start-up companies.

Contacts:

3D Vision Systems
Warren G. Young, Ph.D., CEO
Tel: (619) 857-9790
wyoung@3dvisionsystems.com