Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> July 28, 2003

Craig Dees – Provectus Pharmaceuticals Inc (pvct)

CRAIG DEES is Chief Executive Officer of Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He has developed numerous products in a broad range of areas including ethical vaccines, human diagnostics, cosmetics and OTC pharmaceuticals. From 1997 to 2002 he was Founder, Senior Scientist, and founding Director of Photogen Technologies, Inc. His duties included senior technical management, product design and development, business and market applications, regulatory and quality control designs for regulatory filings. From 1987 to 1992 he was Group Leader of the Molecular Toxicology Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His duties there included development of biotechnology-based diagnostic and therapeutic systems for chronic health effects associated with exposure to chemicals and radiation, identification of novel biomarkers of such exposure, and genetic enhancement of organisms to degrade pollutants. From 1988 to 1992, he was Director of Regulatory Affairs at LipoGen Inc. His duties included design and licensing of recombinant DNA derived medical diagnostic and therapeutic products, business and regulatory affairs, and the management and commercialization of human medical products. From 1985 to 1988, he was Director of Research/Project Leader at TechAmerica, Inc. His duties included design and development of novel vaccines and diagnostics, regulatory affairs and business management, and the commercialization of animal health-related products. Dr. Dees received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in Molecular Virology, his MS degree in Immunology from Auburn University and a BS in Microbiology from Brigham Young University. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a capsule summary of Provectus Pharmaceuticals,

Inc?

Dr. Dees: Provectus Pharmaceuticals specializes in designing, developing

and marketing its proprietary portfolio of