Healthcare >> Analyst Interviews >> February 23, 2009

Aesthetic & Ophthalmology Companies – Peter Bye – Jefferies & Company, Inc.

Peter Bye is a Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst covering the hospital supply and medical device industry for Jefferies & Company, Inc. Prior to joining Jefferies, he had Senior Research Analyst roles at Wachovia, Citigroup and S.G. Cowen. Previously, he was a fixed income quantitative analyst at Putnam Investments for two years after starting his investment career at Salomon Brothers Inc. in the derivatives group. He earned an AB degree in History and Science from Harvard University. Profile
TWST: Where do you focus your attention in specialty pharma?

Mr. Bye: I focus mostly on the aesthetic and ophthalmology side of the space.

TWST: Why those spaces?

Mr. Bye: I think