Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 16, 2000

Riccardo Pigliucci – Discovery Partners International Inc (dpii)

RICCARDO PIGLIUCCI is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Partners International, Inc. Prior to joining the company, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Life Sciences International PLC, a supplier of scientific equipment from 1996 to 1997. Prior to that, he held numerous management positions during his career at Perkin-Elmer Corporation, including President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Pigliucci is also a director of Epoch Biosciences, Inc., Biosphere Medical and Dionex Corporation, a trustee of The Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research and a member of the Advisory Board of Chemical & Engineering News. Profile
TWST: Would you provide our readers with an overview of Discovery

Partners International, including history, development, markets, and

your view of the firm's future prospects?

Mr. Pigliucci: