Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> August 25, 2003

Chalom Sayada – Activbiotics Inc

Dr. CHALOM SAYADA, has served as Chief Executive Officer of ActivBiotics, Inc., since January 2000. Dr. Sayada founded and was President and Chief Executive Officer of ACT Gene SA, an early stage company focused on HIV drug resistance that was subsequently acquired by Visible Genetics in 1998. At Visible Genetics, Dr. Sayada served as Vice President of Marketing and Strategy-International and President of Visible Genetics Europe. Dr. Sayada also held management positions at Roche Diagnostics. Dr. Sayada received his MD from Paris University XII and received his PhD degree from Paris University VII. Profile
TWST: What is ActivBiotics?

Dr. Sayada: ActivBiotics is a venture capital funded pharmaceutical

company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of

antibiotics. The company