Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> February 18, 2002

Clinton 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: Could we start out with a brief overview of the history and

evolution of Abaxis, Inc.?

Mr. Severson: Abaxis is a point-of-care blood chemistry company, and the

types of test that we run