Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 26, 2004

John Maraganore – Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc (alny)

JOHN MARAGANORE is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Alnylam Pharmaeuticals, Inc. Mr. Maraganore joined Alnylam in December 2002 after having served as Senior Vice President, Strategic Product Development for Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He was previously Vice President, Strategic Planning and M&A and prior to that he was general manager of Millennium BioTherapeutics, Inc., a former subsidiary of Millennium. Before Millennium, he served as Director of Molecular Biology and Director of Market and Business Development at Biogen, Inc. Dr. Maraganore received his MS and PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago. sector - biotechnology Profile
TWST: Give us a brief history of Alnylam and an overview of your

technology.

Dr. Maraganore: Alnylam was founded to develop and commercialize a new

class of therapeutics based on a