Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> April 26, 2005

Chris Springate – Arc Pharmaceuticals Inc

CHRIS SPRINGATE is President, Director and co-Founder of ARC Pharmaceuticals Inc. Mr. Springate's corporate experience includes financing, intellectual property and patent issues, coordinating research collaborations, participation in research projects, product development and regulatory issues. He has been key in building ARC's Board of Directors, Scientific Advisory Board and Management team. Mr. Springate is a co-inventor of several patent applications for the use of therapeutics against surgical adhesions. Mr. Springate is a practicing Pharmacist and, with an MSc (Pharm) in Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, has an extensive knowledge of drugs and drug loaded devices. Profile
TWST: We'd like to begin with a brief historical sketch of the company

and a picture of the things you're doing now.

Mr. Springate: ARC Pharmaceuticals started in late 1999 as a