Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> April 11, 2005
PETER P. PHILDIUS is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Avitar,
Inc. Mr. Phildius has been a senior general manager of medical product
companies. He has served as Group Vice President and President of the
Parenteral, the Artificial Organs and the Fenwal Divisions of Baxter
Laboratories, the predecessor of Baxter Healthcare Corp. Subsequently,
he was President and Chief Operating Officer of National Medical Care as
well as a general partner of Phildius, Kenyon & Scott. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of Avitar, Inc.,and a picture of things as they are now?
Mr. Phildius: Avitar is a very interesting company. Twelve years ago we
started