Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> June 15, 2009

Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – Dr. Marc Rubin & Sunil Bhonsle

Sunil Bhonsle is President of Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Prior to joining Titan, Mr. Bhonsle served in various positions at Bayer Corporation from July 1975 until April 1995 including most recently as Vice President and General Manager-Plasma Supply. Mr. Bhonsle holds an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley and a B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. Profile
Dr. Marc Rubin is Exectutive Chairman of Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Until February 2007, Dr. Rubin served as Head of Global Research and Development for Bayer Schering Pharma, as well as a member of the Executive Committee of Bayer Healthcare and the Board of Management of Bayer Schering Pharma. Prior to the merger of Bayer Pharmaceuticals and Schering AG in June 2006, Dr. Rubin was a member of the Executive Board of Schering AG since joining such company in October 2003, as well as Chairman of Schering Berlin Inc. and President of Berlex Pharmaceuticals, a division of Schering AG. From 1990 until August 2003, Dr. Rubin was employed by GlaxoSmithKline where he held positions of responsibility in global clinical and commercial development, overseeing programs in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America. From 2001 through 2003, he was Senior Vice President of Global Clinical Pharmacology & Discovery Medicine. Dr. Rubin holds an MD from Cornell University Medical College. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Medarex, Inc. Profile
TWST: Let's begin with a brief historical sketch of the company and a picture of

the things you are doing at the present time.

Mr. Bhonsle: Titan is a biopharmaceutical company primarily