Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> July 13, 2009

Clinton H. Severson – Abaxis Inc. (abax)

CLINTON H. SEVERSON has served as Abaxis Inc.'s President, Chief Executive Officer and one of its directors since June1996. He was appointed Chairman of the Board in May 1998. Since November 2006, Mr.Severson has served on the Board of Directors of CytoCore, Inc. (OTCBB: CYCR), and from February 1989 to May 1996, Mr.Severson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of MAST Immunosystems, Inc., a privately-held medical diagnostic comp Profile
TWST: Give us a brief history of your company.

Mr. Severson: Abaxis is a point-of-care blood chemistry company. Blood

chemistries are routine blood tests that physicians order on most of