Board of Directors
Mr. Fleming is one of our co-founders and is the Chairman of our Board of Directors. Mr. Fleming served as Chairman from January 1998 to May 2005 and assumed the position again in October 2006. Mr. Fleming has served as the Managing Partner of Oxford Bioscience Partners, a venture capital firm specializing in life science technology since 1996. Prior to joining Oxford Bioscience, he served as a Founding Partner of MVP Ventures in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Fleming serves as a member of the board of directors of Imcor Pharmaceutical Co. (formerly Photogen Technologies, Inc.), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing medical imaging pharmaceutical products. He also serves as Chairman of the board of directors of BioProcessors Corporation, a privately-held corporation, and as a director of seven other privately-held companies, including Leerink Swann & Company, Inc., a Boston-based investment bank specializing in health care companies. Mr. Fleming is a Trustee of the Museum of Science in Boston and is a Senior Lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management. Mr. Fleming received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and a Masters in Public Administration from Princeton University.
Dr. Blake has served as one of our directors since November 2007. Dr. Blake has served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of AEterna Zentaris Inc., a bio-pharmaceutical company since August 2007. Previously, Dr. Blake was Senior Vice President, Clinical Research and Development for Avigenics Inc from January 2007 to July 2007. From 2001 to 2006, Dr. Blake was with Cephalon, Inc., first as Senior Vice President, Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs from 2001 to 2005 and then as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Medical and Regulatory Operations from 2005 to 2006. From 1999 to 2001, Dr. Blake was the Chief Medical Officer for MDS Proteomics, Inc., a division of MDS International. Previously, he was Senior Vice President and Medical Director for SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals with responsibility for its worldwide clinical research and development operations. Dr. Blake received his M.D. and B.S. at London University and is a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology and the Royal College of Physicians in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Evnin has served as one of our directors since December 1998. Dr. Evnin has served as a general partner of Venrock Associates and other Venrock venture capital partnerships since 1975. Dr. Evnin serves as a director of Icagen, Inc., Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Pharmos Corporation, Renovis, Inc., and Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, and as a director of several privately-held companies. Dr. Evnin received an A.B. from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Dr. Gilbert is one of our co-founders and has served as one of our directors and as a member of our Scientific Advisory Board since our inception. Dr. Gilbert has served as a Managing Director and General Partner of BioVentures Investors II, a venture capital firm, since 2002. Dr. Gilbert has also served as the Carl M. Loeb University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University since 1985. He was a founder of Biogen, Inc. and from 1981 to 1985 served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Gilbert was also a co-founder of Myriad Genetics, Inc., where he has served as a director and Vice Chairman of the board of directors since 1992. Dr. Gilbert also serves as a director of three privately-held companies. Among other honors, Dr. Gilbert was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980 for his contributions to the development of DNA sequencing methodology and he was elected a Member of the National Academy of Science in 1976. Dr. Gilbert received an A.B. (summa cum laude) from Harvard College, an M.A. from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Cambridge University.
Mr. Kailian has served as our interim President and Chief Executive Officer since February 2008, and was elected to our Board of Directors in October 2006 in connection with our 2006 Private Placement. Mr. Kailian has also served as a General Partner of MPM Capital L.P. since 2005. From February 2002 to December 2004, he served as Vice Chairperson of Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and as head of the Millennium commercial organization. From 1990 to 2002, Mr. Kailian was the Chief Executive Officer, President, and a director of COR Therapeutics, Inc. From 1967 to 1990, he was employed by Marion Merrell Dow, Inc., and its predecessor companies in various international and domestic management, marketing and sales positions, including President and General Manager of Merrell Dow USA and Corporate Vice President of Global Commercial Development of Marion Merrell Dow, Inc. Mr. Kailian serves as a director of Cephalon, Inc. and NicOx, S.A., and several privately-held companies. Mr. Kailian also serves as a director of BIO Ventures for Global Health and the New England Healthcare Institute, both not-for-profit organizations. Mr. Kailian received a B.A. from Tufts University.
Mr. Kriebel has served as one of our directors since December 2004. Mr. Kriebel was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Neose Technologies, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company from 2002 to 2005. From 1991 to 1999, he held various positions at U.S. Bioscience, Inc., most recently as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director. From 1974 to 1990, Mr. Kriebel held various positions with Aventis Inc. (formerly Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc.). From 1987 to 1990, he was Vice President and Controller of Armour Pharmaceutical Company, a subsidiary of Rorer Group Inc. In 1986, Mr. Kriebel was Vice President-Investor Relations of Rorer Group Inc. and from 1979 to 1985, he was Treasurer of Rorer Group Inc. Mr. Kriebel received a B.S. from Roanoke College.
Dr. Lowe has served as our Chief Scientific Officer since October 2004 and as one of our directors since April 2005. From 2002 to 2004, Dr. Lowe served as Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer at Fidelity Biosciences Group, a division of Fidelity Investments, where he was responsible for evaluating private equity investment opportunities in early- and mid-stage biopharmaceutical companies, focusing primarily on companies that target central nervous system diseases. During this time, Dr. Lowe also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of EnVivo Pharmaceuticals Inc., a drug-discovery company financed by Fidelity Biosciences. From 2000 to 2002, Dr. Lowe served as Vice President and Therapeutic Area Head, Central Nervous System at Roche Bioscience. From 1995 to 2000, Dr. Lowe served as Vice President and Global Head of Central Nervous System Research, Pharmaceutical Division at Bayer AG. Dr. Lowe is the author/co-author of more than 50 scientific publications and is listed as an inventor on several pending patent applications. Dr. Lowe received a B.Sc. (Hons.) from the University of Bristol and a Ph.D. in Neurobiology from the University of Leeds.
Mr. Meyers has served as one of our directors since March 2002. Since December 2007, Mr. Meyers has served as the Managing Partner of Arcoda Capital Management LP, an asset management firm specializing in global healthcare investments. He served as a Partner and Portfolio Manager with Golden Tree Asset Management, L.P from October 2006 to April 2007. From 2002 until 2006, Mr. Meyers served as a Managing Partner of Trivium Capital Management LLC. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Meyers served as a Managing Director and Partner of Global Biomedical Partners, a life sciences venture capital firm. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Meyers served as Director, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch & Co. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Meyers served as Vice President, Health Care Investment Banking at Cowen & Company. Mr. Meyers received an A.B. from Brandeis University and a Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Management from Columbia University.
Mr. Sulat has served as our Chief Financial Officer since February 2008 and as one of our directors since May 2005 and served as our President and Chief Executive Officer from May 2005 until February 2008. From May 2003 to February 2004, Mr. Sulat served as the Senior Executive Vice President of Moore Wallace Incorporated. Following the acquisition of Moore Wallace by R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company in February 2004, Mr. Sulat became Chief Financial Officer of R.R. Donnelley and served in that position until May 2004. From 1998 to 2003, Mr. Sulat served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Chiron Corporation. Mr. Sulat serves as a director of Maxygen, Inc. and Intercell AG. Mr. Sulat received a B.S. from Yale University, and an MBA and an M.S. in Health Services Administration from Stanford University.
Mr. Young has served as one of our directors since September 2004. Mr. Young has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Intranasal Therapeutics, Inc. since March 2007. From 1999 until 2006, Mr. Young served as President and Chief Executive Officer of AlphaVax, Inc. From 1989 to 1999, Mr. Young was with Glaxo Wellcome, where he led the growth of Glaxo's HIV portfolio, first as Vice-President, HIV & Opportunistic Infection Therapeutic Development & Product Strategy and then as Vice-President, HIV & Hepatitis, Global Commercial Development. He previously held various management positions with Abbott International and Glaxo, both internationally and in the US. Mr. Young received a B.A. and an MBA from Indiana University.
