Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> February 24, 2003
ANGELO P. RUFFO is Chief Executive Officer of TOPIGEN
Pharmaceuticals Inc. He is a graduate in Chemical Engineering and
Business Administration, has over 30 years' experience in product
and business development in health care at Johnson &Johnson
including senior management at the Board level in both R&D and
marketing. In addition to a number of patents, he is the
recipient of a number of awards for invention and innovation. He
also was responsible for starting up and acting as President of a
successful new company based on technology developed by his R&D
group. He was VP International R&D at J&J prior to his retirement
in 1996. He has also acted as a consultant on R&D and business
development to several international companies. Profile
overview of TOPIGEN Pharmaceuticals?
Mr. Ruffo: As with many of these biotech companies, it started in
the university setting back in
