Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> March 24, 2003
KENNETH L. RICE JR. Vice President, CFO & Chief Commercial
Officer of Aderis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. contributes nearly 25
years of experience in the high technology, pharmaceutical
development and manufacturing industries to the company. His
extensive experience in corporate development, finance and patent
law are key assets in the commercialization efforts of Aderis and
its strategic partners. Prior to joining Aderis, Mr. Rice served
as Vice President, CFO, Secretary, Treasurer and In-House Counsel
for MacroChem Corporation, a pharmaceutical company focused on
transdermal delivery systems. While at MacroChem, Mr. Rice
structured a $16 million private financing and played a key role
in expanding the management team and board of directors. Mr. Rice
previously held executive positions with Pentose Pharmaceuticals
Inc., Unisyn Technologies Inc., Zymark Corporation and Applied
Expert Systems Inc. Mr. Rice earned his LLM Taxation from Boston
University Law School, his Juris Doctor cum laude from Suffolk
University Law School and his MBA and BS/BA from Babson College. Profile
Pharmaceuticals?
Mr. Rice: We are an eight-year-old biopharmaceutical company. We
have four molecules today in six clinical development
