Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> June 2, 2002
DR. JAMES A. BIANCO is the principal founder of Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
Director since February 1992. Dr. Bianco has been responsible for
securing over $200 million in operating capital. Dr. Bianco introduced
the model of vertical integration as a cornerstone in the company's
business strategy, providing a platform for developing commercially
successful solutions for the management of cancer and side effects of
cancer therapy. Prior to joining CTIC, Dr. Bianco was an Assistant
Member in the clinical research division of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University
of Washington. From 1990 to 1992, Dr. Bianco was the Director of the
Bone Marrow Transplant Program at the Veterans Administration Medical
Center in Seattle. He received his BS in Biology and Physics from New
York University and his MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New
York. Profile
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Dr. Bianco: CTI is a Seattle-based company that is focused
