Feb. 10, 2006 — NanoBio Corp., an Ann Arbor, Mich., biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing therapies based on proprietary nanoemulsion technology, announced the appointment of David Peralta to the position of vice president and chief financial officer.

Peralta most recently served as vice president and chief financial officer for Arbortext Inc., a venture-backed enterprise software company. While at Arbortext, Peralta played a key role in transforming the company to a fast-growing software business, which ultimately led to Arbortext being acquired in 2005.

Before joining Arbortext, Peralta served for six years as the chief financial officer of Mechanical Dynamics, Inc., a publicly-held engineering software company. Peralta directed all finance and investor relations activities at Mechanical Dynamics during the company’s initial public offering in 1996, and up through the sale of the company in 2002.