Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> August 6, 2001
EDWIN H. WEGMAN has been President, Chairman & CEO of BioSpecifics
Technologies Corp. since 1990. He has been a General Partner in Product
Development with The S. J. Wegman Co. since 1947. Mr. Wegman is on the
Board of Directors, South Nassau Communities Hospital, 1968-Present;
President, South Nassau Communities Hospital 1975-1986; Member,
Executive Committee, Winthrop-South Nassau University Hospital, 1996-
Present; Mayor, Hewlett Bay Park, 1995-1996. Mr. Wegman is a member of
various business boards. He has a BA Honors in Philosophy from CCNY, and
an MPA from Harvard. Profile
TWST: Could we start with a brief overview of BioSpecifics TechnologiesCorp?
Mr. Wegman: We are a biotech firm. Our principal concentration is an
enzyme called Collagenase. Collagenase is the