John Fiddes, Ph.D. was appointed to serve as a Class II member of our board of directors in March 2003. He was the Vice President of Research, Health Care for Genencor International, Inc., a diversified biotechnology company that develops products and services for the bioproducts and health care markets from 2003 to 2004. Dr. Fiddes is the former CEO of Tao Biosciences, LLC, where he served during 2002. From 1994-2001 Dr. Fiddes held executive positions at IntraBiotics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., serving as Vice President of Research and Development and subsequently Chief Technical Officer and Vice President of Preclinical Research. Dr. Fiddes also serves on the board of directors for Asilomar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dr. Fiddes received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Edinburgh, and his Doctorate Degree from King's College at Cambridge University in 1977. He did postdoctoral research as a Research Fellow at the University of California, San Francisco. |