Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> February 14, 2005

Nelson Sims – Novavax Inc (nvax)

NELSON M. SIMS, President and Chief Executive Officer of Novavax, Inc., joined the company in August 2003 with over 30 years of pharmaceutical industry experience. He retired from Eli Lilly and Company in 2001, following 28 years of service. During his tenure with Lilly, Mr. Sims held numerous executive management assignments including President of Eli Lilly Canada Inc., Executive Director of Strategic Alliance Management, Vice President of Hybritech Inc., a Lilly subsidiary, and numerous other assignments in sales and marketing management and business development. While in Canada, Mr. Sims also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Canada. In his final assignment, he was the founding leader of Lilly's Alliance Management initiative responsible for 'Best in Class' partnering capabilities for research and development, commercial and manufacturing alliances. Mr. Sims also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Novavax, Inc., MDS Inc. and Hemosol Inc. Profile
TWST: Could we start with an overview of Novavax?

Mr. Sims: Novavax is a specialty biopharmaceutical company that engages

in research, development and commercialization of proprietary