Management Team
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.
James R. Sulat has served as our Chief Financial Officer since February 2008, and as one of our directors since May 2005. From May 2005 to February 2008, Mr. Sulat served as our President and Chief Executive Officer. 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 this 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., Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Intercell AG. Mr. Sulat received a B.S. from Yale University, an MBA from Stanford University and an M.S. in Health Services Administration from Stanford University.
David A. Lowe, Ph.D. 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.
Stephen R. Murray, M.D., Ph.D. has served as our Chief Medical Officer since August 2007 and as our Vice President, Clinical Development from April 2006 to August 2007. From 2001 to 2006, Dr. Murray was with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, first as Medical Director at Pfizer Pharmaceutics Group (Indications: Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder) from 2001 to 2004, and then as Senior Medical Director and Worldwide Medical Team Leader, Schizophrenia, at Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals from 2004 to 2006. Prior to joining Pfizer, Dr. Murray was a psychiatrist in private practice for five years. Dr. Murray received a B.S. from the University of South Carolina and an M.D. and Ph.D. in molecular and cellular biology from the Medical University of South Carolina.
Jzaneen Lalani has served as our General Counsel since February 2007 and as our Corporate Secretary since June 2004. From June 2004 to February 2007, Ms. Lalani served as our Vice President, Legal Affairs. From 2003 to 2004, Ms. Lalani was a member of the Corporate and Commercial Law Group at Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman LLP, where she worked with privately held and publicly traded companies on transactions including mergers and acquisitions, financings and securities offerings. From 1999 to 2003, Ms. Lalani was a member of the Business & Technology Group at Brobeck Phleger & Harrison LLP, where her practice also included representing emerging growth companies and newly-public companies. Ms. Lalani received a B.Sc. from Queen’s University, a LL.B. from the University of Victoria and a Masters of International Affairs and a Masters of Law from Columbia University.
Michael Smith has served as our Vice President, Business Development since July 2006. From 2004 to 2006, he served as the Vice President of Business Development of QLT, Inc. From 1998 to 2004, Mr. Smith held several senior positions at Chiron Corporation, including, Manager, Corporate Finance and Business Development and Director, Corporate Development. From 1996 to 1998, he served as Finance/Business Development Manager for Ascent Logic Corporation. From 1990 to 1994, Mr. Smith was a Senior Associate at Watson Wyatt Worldwide Consulting. Mr. Smith received a BS from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley.
