Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 26, 2004

Zafiris Zafirelis – Biopure Corporation (bpur)

ZAFIRIS G. ZAFIRELIS was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Biopure Corporation and a member of the Board of Directors in June 2004. He was formerly CEO of MedQuest Products, Inc., a pioneering developer of implantable ventricular assist devices. He also previously served as CEO of CardiacAssist, Inc., and, for four years prior to Biopure's initial public offering, as Director of Product Applications at Biopure. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief history of your company and an overview of what

you do.

Mr. Zafirelis: Biopure is a biopharmaceutical company that was

established about 20 years ago. Since that time,