Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> April 28, 2003

James Demesa – Micrologix Biotech Inc (mbi:tse)

JAMES DEMESA is President and Chief Executive Officer of Micrologix Biotech Inc. Dr. DeMesa joined Micrologix in October 2001. Dr. DeMesa has served as a senior executive with several international companies in the areas of corporate management, preclinical and clinical pharmaceutical and medical device product development. In addition to his knowledge of medical and regulatory affairs, Dr. DeMesa brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the company in the scientific and administrative areas. Dr. DeMesa was most recently the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of GenSci Regeneration Sciences Inc., a public company. Prior to that, he served as Chief Executive Officer and President of GenSci OrthoBiologics. From 1992 to 1996 he was Vice President, Medical and Regulatory Affairs at Biodynamics International, Inc. He attended the University of South Florida, where he received his MD and MBA degrees. Profile
TWST: Would you give us an overview of Micrologix Biotech?

Dr. DeMesa: First of all, we are an anti-infective company. We

focus exclusively on anti-infectives, which includes

antibacterials,