Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> July 28, 2003

William Huse – Applied Molecular Evolution (amev)

WILLIAM D. HUSE is Chief Executive Officer of Applied Molecular Evolution since January 1999, President since March 2000, and Chairman since May 2002. Dr. Huse founded the company in 1989 and served as Chief Scientific Officer from inception until 2002. Dr. Huse was affiliated with The Scripps Research Institute from 1989 to 1990. Prior to joining Scripps, Dr. Huse was Vice President, Research and Development at Stratagene, Inc., a private biotechnology company, from 1986 to 1989. Dr. Huse was an Assistant Professor at Yale University School of Medicine, Section of Molecular Neurobiology, from 1984 to 1986. Dr. Huse received an MD and a PhD in Neurosciences from the Albert Einstein School of Medicine and completed his postdoctoral work at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Profile
TWST: Would you explain the concept of directed molecular evolution

technology and how you apply that concept to your business model?

Dr. Huse: Directed evolution in some ways repeats the