Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> February 24, 1999

John W. Lyle – Algos Pharmaceutical Corporation (algo)

JOHN W. LYLE has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company since its formation in January 1992. Mr. Lyle served as President and Chief Executive Officer of OmniCorp Holdings, Inc., in 1991. Prior to founding the Company, Mr. Lyle was one of the founders of Osteotech, Inc., a public orthopedic pharmaceutical company formed in 1986. He served as Osteotech, Inc.'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1989 to 1991 and as President from 1986 to 1989. From 1981 to 1986, Mr. Lyle served as President of CIBA-GEIGY Corporation's Self Medication Division. From 1975 to 1981, Mr. Lyle held various positions at Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Lyle holds a B.S. in Marketing Management and a M.B.A. in General Management, both from the University of Southern California. Profile
TWST: What was the idea behind Algos?

Mr. Lyle: Algos was formed in January of 1992. I attended a conference

called Decade of the Brain, sponsored by the National Institutes of

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