Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> January 22, 2001

Willem Wassenaar – Spectral Diagnostics Inc (sdi.to)

DR. WILLEM WASSERNAAR, CEO of Spectral Diagnostics Inc., has a strong background in medical businesses and related technologies which spans more than 25 years. He was President, Ferring, Inc., from 1986 to 1994. Dr. Wassernaar is a director of GlycoDesign Inc., AnorMED Inc. and Drug Royalty Corporation Inc. and COO of Transplantation Technology Inc., a company involved in the discovery of novel transplantation technologies and therapeutic solutions to advance long term immune suppression and immune-tolerance. Dr. Wassernaar joined Spectral's Board in April 2000, following a private placement and was appointed CEO in September 2000. Profile
TWST: Could you give our readers a brief profile and historical overview

of Spectral Diagnostics?

Dr. Wassenaar: Spectral Diagnostics is a point of care, rapid

diagnostics company. The company