John Ryals, Ph.D., Board Member, President and Chief Executive Officer, received a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Texas at Dallas. Prior to joining Metabolon, Dr. Ryals was CEO, President and Founder of Paradigm Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDGM). There, he raised over $100 million in equity financing, including an Initial Public Offering in 2000 and a follow on offering in 2001 and closed on R&D partnerships valued at over $200 million. Dr. Ryals has 20 years of experience in the biotechnology industry including senior research positions at Novartis and Ciba-Geigy and currently serves on the Board of North Carolina State University College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. |