Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> August 25, 2003

Gil Van Bokkelen – Athersys Inc

GIL VAN BOKKELEN is President and Chief Executive Officer of Athersys Inc. Dr. Van Bokkelen co-founded Athersys and has since been President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since August 2000. Dr. Van Bokkelen also played a fundamental role in developing the Synthetic Microchromosome Technology. He received his PhD in Genetics from Stanford University, his BS in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and his BA in Molecular Biology from the University of California at Berkeley. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of Athersys and a

picture of things as they are now?

Dr. Van Bokkelen: Athersys is a Midwest biopharmaceutical company that

was established