Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> April 11, 2005

Peter Phildius – Avitar Inc (avr)

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