Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> January 13, 2000

Philip M. Laughlin – Organogenesis Inc (org)

PHILIP M. LAUGHLIN joined Organogenesis Inc. in 1999 as President and Chief Operating Officer. He became Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2000. Prior to joining Organogenesis, Mr. Laughlin was President of the Cardiac Surgery Business and a corporate Senior Vice President at Medtronic, Inc. Prior to joining Medtronic in 1995, he held general management positions of increasing responsibility with Baxter International, which he joined in 1976. In addition to his more than twenty years of healthcare business experience, Mr. Laughlin served as a lieutenant in the US Navy. He has a BA from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a brief overview and a little history of

Organogenesis?

Mr. Laughlin: We're in the business of developing medical products

containing living cells. We've been in