Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 26, 2004
ULI HACKSELL is Chief Executive Officer and Director of ACADIA
Pharmaceuticals Inc. He joined ACADIA as Executive Vice President of
Drug Discovery in February 1999 and was elected Chief Executive Officer
in September 2000. Prior to joining ACADIA, Dr. Hacksell held various
senior executive positions at Astra, including the corporate position of
Vice President of Drug Discovery Technology and President of Astra
Draco. He has also served as Vice President of CNS Preclinical R&D at
Astra Arcus. Earlier in his career, Dr. Hacksell held the positions of
Professor of Organic Chemistry and Chairman at Uppsala University in
Sweden and also served as Chairman of the European Federation of
Medicinal Chemistry. He has authored about 200 publications. Dr.
Hacksell received a Doctor of Pharmacy and a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry
at Uppsala University. Profile
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Dr. Hacksell: ACADIA is a biopharmaceutical company utilizing innovative
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