Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 12, 2001

S.wayne Kay – Quidel Corporation (qdel)

S. WAYNE KAY, Chief Executive Officer of Response Biomedical Corporation, is an experienced healthcare/life sciences executive with extensive senior level management experience in both entrepreneurial and larger companies. He joined Response Biomedical Corporation as the CEO in the fall of 2007. He also served as President and CEO of Quidel Corporation, Health Industry Distributors Association, and Enzymatics Inc. Previously, Mr. Kay was President of SmithKline Diagnostics, Inc. He also previously served as an interim executive advisor to the management and Boards of several early stage companies, including a life sciences tool company; an early stage company focused on development of a non- invasive cardiac output measurement technology; a microfluidic biosensor company; and a clinical chemistry reagent medical device com Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a historical sketch and an overview of Quidel

Corporation?

Mr. Kay: Since we have some new players on our team, I have asked two

members of our management to join me.