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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$94.5M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Developer of Gene-Modification Technologies to Treat Viral Infections & Cancer

Chairman & CEO
Stephen A. Sherwin
Number of Employees 61
Contact Information

500 Forbes Blvd

South San Francisco, California 94080

www.cellgenesys...

(650) 266-3000

NAICS Code Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing: 325412

Recent Events

  • Developments for Parkinson's Disease Ignite Investor Enthusiasm

    11/16/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Cell Genesys merges wtih BioSante Pharmaceuticals

    10/15/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • BioSante completes Cell Genesys buyout

    10/14/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • BioSante Pharma, Cell Genesys Complete Merger - Quick Facts

    10/14/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Buying Cash

    10/01/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • BRIEF-BioSante Pharmaceuticals and Cell Genesys announce final exchange ratio for merger

    9/22/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • BioSante and Cell Genesys Report Final Exchange Ratio for Merger

    9/25/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • BioSante Pharmaceuticals and Cell Genesys Sign Definitive Merger Agreement

    8/29/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Need Cash? Go Buy It.

    8/27/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Biotech Stock Mailbag: Geron, Oculus, BioSante

    8/19/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • BioSante, Cell Genesys merger will provide cash for Phase III

    8/10/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Cell Genesys To Merge With BioSante In All-stock Deal - Update

    6/30/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Company and People Notes: GSK and Chroma Form Development Pact; Siemen's Healthcare Appoints US CEO;...

    7/01/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • BioSante and Cell Genesys sign merger agreement

    7/01/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • BioSante Pharmaceuticals and Cell Genesys Ink Definitive Merger Pact

    7/07/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

biotech and cell genesys inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Marc L. Belsky Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President & Finance
Sharon E. Tetlow CFO & Senior Vice President
Carol C. Grundfest Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Portfolio Mgmt
Christine B. McKinley Senior Vice President, Hr
Michael W. Ramsay Senior Vice President, Operations
Robert H. Tidwell Senior Vice President, Corp Dev
Robert J. Dow Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs
Kristen M. Hege Vice President, Clinical Research
Chris McKinley
Zack McGahey
Dennis L. Winger Director
Inder Verma Director
Jackson Distinguished Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Stephen A. Sherwin Chairman & CEO
David W. Carter Board of Directors
Eugene L. Step Board of Directors
James M. Gower Board of Directors
John T. Potts Jr. Board of Directors
Nancy M. Crowell Board of Directors
Natalie Sacks Board of Directors
Thomas E Shenk Board of Directors

Stephen A. Sherwin, M.D., chairman of the board and chief executive officer, joined Cell Genesys in March 1990 as chief executive officer. In March 1994, he was elected chairman of the board. From 1983 to 1990, Dr. Sherwin held various positions at Genentech, Inc., including vice president of Clinical Research. Prior to 1983, Dr. Sherwin was on the staff of the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Sherwin co-founded Abgenix (acquired by Amgen in 2006), a former subsidiary of Cell Genesys, and Ceregene, Inc., a former subsidiary of Cell Genesys for which he serves as chairman of the board. Dr. Sherwin is a director of Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. and Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and also serves as a board member and vice chair for healthcare of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. He holds a B.A. in biology from Yale University, an M.D. from Harvard Medical School and is board-certified in internal medicine and medical oncology.

Organization Position Status
Cell Genesys, Inc. Chairman & CEO Current
Ceregene, Inc. Chairman of The Board Current
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Biotechnology Industry Organization board member Current
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cell Genesys, Inc. President Former
Genentech, Inc. Vice President, Clinical Research Former
Amgen Fremont co-founder Former
Cell Genesys, Inc. Director Former
Harvard Medical School M.D. Former
Yale University B.A. Former
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. member Former

Mr. Belsky joined Cell Genesys in December 2006 as vice president, finance and chief accounting officer. Prior to joining Cell Genesys, he served as vice president, Global Visa Commerce for Visa International. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Belsky was chief financial officer at Active Aero Group and from 2001 to 2003 was chief financial officer at DataWave Systems, Inc. Prior to this, he held numerous senior finance and banking positions at Michigan National Corporation and began his career with Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Belsky is a certified public accountant, a certified treasury professional, and received an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

Organization Position Status
Cell Genesys, Inc. Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President & Finance Current

Sharon E. Tetlow joined Cell Genesys in June 2005 as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to joining Cell Genesys, Ms. Tetlow was a venture partner at Apax Partners, a global private equity group, where she focused on the biotechnology industry. From 1999 to 2004, Ms. Tetlow served as chief financial officer at diaDexus, Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company focused on cancer and cardiovascular diagnostics. Ms. Tetlow also served as chief financial officer at Reprogen, Inc. and Terrapin Technologies (now Telik), and held senior finance positions at Synergen, Inc. (acquired by Amgen, Inc.) and Genentech, Inc. Earlier in her career, Ms. Tetlow was an associate at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. Ms. Tetlow holds an M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, and a Bachelor of Arts and Science degree magna cum laude, from the University of Delaware.

Organization Position Status
Cell Genesys, Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President Current
diaDexus, Inc. Vice President, Finance Current
diaDexus, Inc. chief financial officer Former
Apax Partners Ltd. venture partner Former
Stanford University Master of Business Administration Former
University of Delaware Bachelor of Arts and Science degree magna cum laude Former

Organization Position Status
Cell Genesys, Inc. Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Portfolio Mgmt Current
Novartis AG Former
The Johns Hopkins University Former
Stanford University B.S. in Biology Former

Organization Position Status
Cell Genesys, Inc. Senior Vice President, Hr Current

Michael W. Ramsay joined Cell Genesys in January 2002 and serves as senior vice president of Operations. In this role, Mr. Ramsay oversees the company's cGMP manufacturing facility, which is currently manufacturing GVAX immunotherapy for prostate cancer for ongoing Phase 3 clinical trials. Prior to joining Cell Genesys, Mr. Ramsay served as a vice president of Manufacturing at ALZA Corporation. Mr. Ramsay has also held various positions with SEQUUS Pharmaceuticals, including vice president of Manufacturing Operations, as well as various positions at Syntex Corporation focusing on manufacturing, product development and regulatory affairs. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the biotechnology industry, including 11 years of pharmaceutical manufacturing experience at both clinical and commercial scale. Mr. Ramsay holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom.

Organization Position Status
Cell Genesys, Inc. Senior Vice President, Operations Current
Alza Technologies Corp vice president of manufacturing Former
University of Nottingham Bachelor of Pharmacy degree Former

Robert H. Tidwell joined Cell Genesys in August 2000 and serves as senior vice president of Corporate Development. In this role, Mr. Tidwell oversees the corporate development and legal departments. Prior to joining Cell Genesys, Mr. Tidwell was vice president of business development at Calydon, Inc. Mr. Tidwell has also held various management positions with such companies as Boston Life Sciences where he served as chief operating officer, Genetics Institute where he was vice president of Marketing and Business Development, and Eli Lilly and Company where he held various positions, including director of Worldwide Pharmaceutical Licensing. Mr. Tidwell holds an M.B.A. from The Ohio State Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Pharmacy from The Ohio State School of Pharmacy.

Organization Position Status
Cell Genesys, Inc. Senior Vice President, Corp Dev Current
Boston Life Sciences, Inc. chief operating officer Former
Eli Lilly and Company vice president of marketing and business development Former

Organization Position Status
Cell Genesys, Inc. Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs Current

Organization Position Status
Cell Genesys, Inc. Vice President, Clinical Research Current
The University of California, San Francisco M.D. Former
Dartmouth College B.A. in biochemistry Former

Organization Position Status
Cell Genesys, Inc. Current
Genentech, Inc. Former
University of California, Santa Barbara B.A. in Psychology Former

Zack has been guiding for six years now, but has been rafting since he was a kid. Originally from Woodland, CA, Zack now lives in San Francisco. Having spent 5 years at UC Berkeley studying engineering and running track, he now works for the Biopharmaceutical company FibroGen, Inc, in South San Francisco, devoting much of his time to developing clinical product for various clinical trials. When not working or rafting, Zack has enjoyed backpacking and working in Europe, Scuba Diving and cave exploring in the Caribbean, rafting and free-falling in New Zealand, and surfing the San Francisco coast. He also moonlights as an amateur web designer for RRA.

Organization Position Status
River and Rock Adventures, LLC Web Designer Current
Fibrogen, Inc. Current
Cell Genesys, Inc. Current

Mr. Carter has served as a director of Cell Genesys since May 1997. Prior to his retirement in 2006, Mr. Carter was chairman and chief executive officer of Xenogen Corporation. Earlier in his career, he served as president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors of Somatix Therapy Corporation as well as president and chief operating officer of Northfield Laboratories. Mr. Carter is currently a director of Immunogen, Inc. Mr. Carter received a B.A. and an M.B.A. from Indiana University.

Organization Position Status
Cell Genesys, Inc. Board of Directors Current
ImmunoGen, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Xenogen Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
The Dac-Art Corporation President Former
Northfield Laboratories Inc. President Former
Northfield Laboratories Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Xenogen Corporation Chairman Former
Indiana University M.B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Applied Biosystems Group Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Applera Corporation Current
Applera Corporation Chief Financial Officer Current
PerSeptive BioSystems, Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President Current
Applera Corporation Senior Vice President Current
Celera Genomics Current
Celera Diagnostics, LLC Current
Cephalon, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cell Genesys, Inc. Director Current
Eisenhower Fellowships Board of Directors Current
Personalized Medicine Coalition Board of Directors Current
Personalized Medicine Coalition Member Current
The Cooper Companies, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Chiron Chief Financial Officer Former
Chiron Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration Former
The Cooper Companies, Inc. NA Former
Chiron Finance Former
A.P. Pharma, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Columbia University MBA In Finance Former
Columbia University Bachelor's Degree In History Former
Siena College Bachelor’S Degree In History Former
Applera Corporation Member Former

Mr. Step was appointed a director of Cell Genesys in March 1993. From 1973 to 1992, Mr. Step served in various positions in senior management of Eli Lilly and Company, most recently as executive vice president, president of the pharmaceutical division and a member of the board of directors and its executive committee. He was chairman of the board of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association and a past president of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association. He is also a director of Scios, Inc., Medco, Inc., Guidant Corporation, Pathogenesis Corporation and DBT Online Inc. Mr. Step holds a B.A. degree in economics from the University of Nebraska and an M.S. in finance and accounting from the University of Illinois.

Organization Position Status
Cell Genesys, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ceregene, Inc. Professional Board Director Current
Eli Lilly and Company Executive Vice President - Former
Guidant Corporation Director Former
University of Illinois M.S. In Finance and Accounting Former
University of Nebraska B.A. Degree In Economics Former
Eli Lilly and Company member Former

Organization Position Status
Laget Inc Professor and Director Current
Cell Genesys, Inc. Director Current
Jubilant Biosys Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. Board of Directors Current
National Academy of Sciences Board of Directors Current
Somatix Therapy Corporation Director Former
National Academy of Sciences member Former

Organization Position Status
Cell Genesys, Inc. Director Current
Massachusetts General Hospital physician-in-chief Former
Somatix Therapy Corporation Director Former
Massachusetts General Hospital director of research Former

Organization Position Status
Rigel Corporation chief executive officer Current
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chairman & CEO Current
Rigel Corporation chairman Current
Cell Genesys, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Genentech, Inc. president Former
Genentech, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
The University of Tennessee M.B.A. in operations research Former

Dr. Potts has served as a director of Cell Genesys since May 1997. Previously, he served as a director of Somatix Therapy Corporation since March 1995. His career spans 40 years of distinguished service in science and medicine. He earned his M.D. in 1957 from the University of Pennsylvania, then trained at Massachusetts General Hospital and National Heart Institute. At the National Institutes of Health, he became head of the section on polypeptide hormones prior to becoming chief of endocrinology at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1968. Dr. Potts served as physician-in-chief at Massachusetts General Hospital and Jackson Professor of Clinical Medicine at Harvard Medical School from 1981 to 1996. In September 1996, he moved from the post of physician-in-chief to director of research at Massachusetts General Hospital and Jackson Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Organization Position Status
Cell Genesys, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Ms. Crowell was appointed as a director of Cell Genesys in September 2000. Prior to her retirement in 2006, she served as managing director of a Flagship Ventures. Ms. Crowell was a founding partner of Applied Genomic Technology Capital Funds and was previously the founder and head of healthcare investment banking at Cowen and Company. Earlier in her career Ms. Crowell held various investment banking positions at Robert Fleming, Dean Witter Reynolds, Merrill Lynch and Citibank International. She has been involved in key financings and strategic transactions for many companies in the biotechnology sector including Celera Genomics, Cephalon, Genzyme, Myriad Genetics, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Vical. Ms. Crowell holds an M.B.A. from the Haas Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of California, Berkeley and a B.A. from Wellesley College.

Organization Position Status
Cell Genesys, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cowen & Co. Managing Director Former
Flagship Ventures Managing Director Former
Flagship Ventures Partner Former
Cowen & Co. Partner Former
Vical Incorporated Former
University of California, Berkeley M.B.A. Former
Wellesley College B.A. in Psychology Former

Array

Organization Position Status
Cell Genesys, Inc. Board of Directors Current
University of Pennsylvania Former
University of California, San Francisco Assistant Professor of Medicine Current
Harvard School of Public Health MS In Biostatistics Former
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Lifeheart.Com Director of Cv Therapeutics Current
Signum Biosciences, Inc. Chairman Current
Merck & Co. Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ranexa Director Current
American Academy of Microbiology Board of Directors Current
CV Therapeutics Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cell Genesys, Inc. Board of Directors Current
National Academy of Sciences Board of Directors Current
American Academy of Microbiology Member Current
National Academy of Sciences Member Current
American Academy of Microbiology President Former
Merck & Co. Inc. member Former
Rutgers University Ph.D. In Microbiology Former
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law B.S. In Biology Former

Executive News

  • BioSante Pharmaceuticals and Cell Genesys Sign Definitive Merger Agreement

    NewsBlaze - 8/29/09 - View Story

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