Decision Makers
Board of Directors
RALPH MAKAR was appointed as our President and Chief Executive Officer and named as director on October 1, 2007. From December 2005 until joining Bioject, Mr. Makar was engaged in a number of entrepreneurial ventures, which included consulting, specialty pharmaceuticals and technology. Mr. Makar brings marketing and general management expertise, having worked with biotech, specialty and niche pharmaceutical brands. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Makar served as Vice President and General Manager of the Therapeutics Business Unit at Berlex Labs (âBerlexâ), the U.S. Division of Schering AG, which later became Bayer Health Care. From 2000 to 2003, he served as Vice President of Marketing for the Therapeutics Business Unit at Berlex. Before joining Berlex, Mr. Makar held a number of strategic and tactical marketing positions with increasing responsibility at Novartis (initially with Ciba-Geigy pre-merger) and Parke-Davis (Division of Warner-Lambert which post-acquisition became Pfizer), both pharmaceutical companies. Mr. Makar earned a B.S. in Pharmacy from Rutgers College of Pharmacy in Piscataway, New Jersey and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School in New York, New York.
CHRISTINE FARRELL joined Bioject in February 1997 as Assistant Controller. Ms. Farrell was promoted to Corporate Controller in September 1999 and to Vice President of Administration and Corporate Controller in July 2004. Effective May 3, 2006, Ms. Farrell assumed the Chief Financial Officer responsibilities and her title became Vice President of Finance. In March 2007, Ms. Farrell, along with Mr. Stout, became a member of the Executive Committee, which serves the role of our Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Bioject, Ms. Farrell held accounting and financial management positions with Spar-Tek Industries, a manufacturer of high quality and cutting edge technology for the plywood industry, and Action Machinery, a seller of new and used robotic machine tools and equipment. Ms. Farrell holds a B.A. degree in Accounting from the University of Washington and a Masters of Management from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.
RICHARD STOUT, M.D. joined Bioject in April 1994 as Director of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs. He was promoted to Vice President of Clinical Affairs in December 1994 and to Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer in March 2007. In March 2007, Mr. Stout, along with Ms. Farrell, became a member of the Executive Committee, which serves the role of our Chief Operating Officer. From 1992 to 1993 he was the Director of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs at EndoVascular Instruments, Inc., a developer of surgical devices and methods for endarterectomy and intraluminal graft placement. Dr. Stout acted as the Manager of Tachycardia Clinical Studies at Telectronics Pacing Systems, an international medical device company involved in manufacturing and distributing cardiac pacemakers and implantable defibrillators, from 1990 to 1992. From 1987 to 1989, Dr. Stout was Director of Medical Programs at Biotronic Inc., also a manufacturer and distributor of implantable cardiac pacemakers.
JERALD S. COBBS has served as a director since March 2006 and as Chairman of the Board from October 2006 until February 2008. In March 2007, Mr. Cobbs was appointed as our Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Cobbs has been a Managing Director of LOF Partners, LLC, an investment management fund, since 2001. Mr. Cobbs has more than twenty five years experience in the health sciences and biotechnology industries. He presently serves on the board of directors of Cedarburg Pharmaceuticals. He is a board observer to Optiscan Biomedical Corporation and Functional Genetics, Inc. Mr. Cobbs previously served as the Assistant Director of Technology Development at the University of Texas â M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, in the Houston Medical Center. During his tenure at M.D. Anderson, he helped form two molecular therapy companies: Introgen Therapeutics (NASDAQ: INGN), a pioneer in gene-based therapies for a variety of cancers based in Austin, Texas and Rgene Therapeutics, which was sold to Targeted Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGEN). Mr. Cobbs was also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Quantitative Diagnostic Laboratories, a cancer diagnostic and image analysis company based in Chicago, IL. Mr. Cobbs received his M.B.A. from the University of Houston.
David S. Tierney, M.D. has served as a member of our board of directors since October 2002. Dr. Tierney has served as the president and chief executive officer of Valera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a specialty pharmaceutical company, since 2000 and has served as a director since 2001. From January 2000 to August 2000, Dr. Tierney served as President of Biovail Technologies, a division of Biovail Corporation, a Canadian drug delivery company, where he was responsible for all of Biovail's research and development, regulatory and clinical activities. From March 1997 to January 2000, Dr. Tierney was Senior Vice President of Drug Development at Roberts Pharmaceutical Corporation, where he was responsible for all research and development activities, and for drug development, medical affairs, worldwide regulatory affairs and chemical process development, as well as being part of the executive management team. From December 1989 to March 1997, Dr. Tierney was employed by lan Corporation, a pharmaceutical company, in a variety of management positions. Dr. Tierney received his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland and was subsequently trained in internal medicine.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Oceana Therapeutics, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Oceana Therapeutics, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Oceana Therapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| NexMed, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - NJ |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. |
Member |
Current |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Solutions Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Hms |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - NJ |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Biovail Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Hms |
President |
Former |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Solutions Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Biovail Technologies Ltd. |
President |
Former |
| Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - NJ |
President |
Former |
| Elan Corporation, PLC |
Director of Medical Affairs |
Former |
| Elan Corporation, PLC |
Head of Worldwide Clinical Research |
Former |
| Elan & Co Llp |
|
Former |
EDWARD L. FLYNN was elected a director in November 2007. Mr. Flynn also served as a member of our Board from 1999 to 2004. Since 1972, Mr. Flynn has been owner and Chief Executive Officer of Flynn Meyer Company, a restaurant industry management company. From 1958 to 1972, Mr. Flynn was a securities broker with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith. He serves as a member of the board of directors and the Chief Financial Officer of Citri-Lite Co. Inc., a soft drink company. He also serves as a member of the board of directors of TGCI Industries, a geophysical service company primarily conducting three dimensional seismic surveys for companies engaged in oil and gas exploration. He is a director of Supreme Industries, a manufacturer of specialized vehicles and truck bodies, and Chase Packaging, a food packaging company. He also serves on the board of trustees of Fordham Prep in New York City.
JOHN RUEDY, MDCM. FRCPC, LLD (hon) has served as a director since 1987. Dr. Ruedy, a physician specializing in internal medicine and clinical pharmacology, has served in a number of key academic positions including Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Head of the Department of Medicine at St. Paulâs Hospital, Vancouver, a teaching hospital of the University of British Columbia, and from 1992-1999 as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University. He served as Vice President, Academic Affairs, Capital District Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, the major clinical teaching facility of the Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University from 1999-2004. He has extensive experience in clinical trials of drugs and has served on a number of Canadian and international committees dealing with regulatory issues concerning new drugs and devices. He serves on a number of national committees responsible for reviewing health research grant applications. He currently is Chair of the Professional Advisory Committee of the International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is Chairman of the Board of P2P Health Systems Inc.
JOSEPH F. BOHAN III has served as a director since August 2005. In January 2006, Mr. Bohan founded a drug delivery company, SciDose LLC. From 2001 to January 2006, Mr. Bohan served as Vice President of Worldwide Business Development for Nektar Therapeutics (formerly Inhale Therapeutics), a maker of advanced drug delivery technologies. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Bohan was Vice President of Business Development for Bradford Particle Design, a maker of drug delivery technology. Bradford Particle Design was sold to Nektar Therapeutics in 2001. From 1989 to 1998, Mr. Bohan served as President and CEO of Amherst Process Instruments, Inc., a distributor of scientific instruments.
Dr. Chase has a wealth of experience in vaccines and has spent his entire career (30 years) in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors. Past positions include President of Shire Biologics, Senior Vice President Vaccines Operations of Biochem Pharma, President & CEO of North American Vaccine, President & CEO of Pasteur Merieux Connaught, President & CEO of Quadra Logic Technologies Inc., Senior Vice President of Glaxo Canada Inc., and Director of Bristol Meyers.Dr. Chase is active as a Board member with several companies and has many contacts in the biotechnology sector which will serve IVT well in the future through potential collaborations and networking opportunities. His initial appointment with IVT as President & CEO is on a part-time interim basis as the Company is at an early-stage of development for human vaccines.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Immunovaccine Technologies Inc |
CEO |
Current |
| Acambis plc |
Non-Executive Director |
Current |
| Medicago Inc |
Chairman of The Board and Director |
Current |
| Molecular Templates Inc |
Executive Chairman |
Current |
| Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Conjuchem Inc |
Director |
Current |
| Immunovaccine Technologies Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Immunovaccine Technologies Inc |
President |
Former |
| TSX Group, Inc. |
|
Former |
| University of British Columbia |
Ph.D. In Biochemistry |
Former |
| London Business School |
|
Former |
Sandra Panem joined Cross Atlantic Partners in 2000 as a Managing Partner. Previously, she was President of Vector Fund Management, where she was responsible for the start-up, capital raising, and management of the asset management affiliate of Vector Securities International. Operations included the management of the Vector Later-Stage Equity Fund, L.P., and Vector Later-Stage Equity Fund II, L.P., private partnerships committing $240 million to equity investments in the emerging life science and healthcare industries. Prior to joining Vector, Dr. Panem served as Vice President and Portfolio Manager for the Oppenheimer Global BioTech Fund, a $200 million mutual fund that invested in public and private biotechnology companies. Prior to Oppenheimer, Dr. Panem was Vice President at Salomon Brothers, Inc. where she acted as a member of Salomon Brothers Venture Capital, a $40 million fund focused on early and later-stage life science and technology investments. Dr. Panem was also an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago and a Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and is the author of several books and papers concerning the commercialization of new medical technologies. Currently, she holds directorships in Acorda Therapeutics, Labcyte, and GenomeQuest. She is a director of the New York Biotechnology Association. She received a B.S. Degree in Biochemistry ('66) and a Ph.D. in Microbiology ('70) from the University of Chicago.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cross Atlantic Partners |
Managing Partner |
Current |
| New York Academy of Sciences |
Governor |
Current |
| Airlogix Corporation |
|
Current |
| Martek Biosciences Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Intermixx.Com, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Society for Women's Health Research |
Treasurer |
Current |
| Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Isis Fund |
Treasurer |
Current |
| Genomequest, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Confluent Surgical, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Labcyte, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Vector Fund Management |
President |
Former |
| Salomon Brothers |
Vice President |
Former |
| Salomon Brothers, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Salomon Brothers Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| The Brookings Institution |
Fellow |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
Professor |
Former |
| Vector Corporation |
|
Former |
| University of Chicago |
Ph.D. In Microbiology |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
B.S. Degree In Biochemistry |
Former |