Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> June 2, 2003

Derek Chalmers – Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc (arna)

DEREK T. CHALMERS is a co-founder of Arena Pharmaceuticals and has served as Vice President, Research since April 1997 and as a Director of the company since April 2000. From 1994 to January 1997, Dr. Chalmers directed various research programs at Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company. From 1990 to 1994, Dr. Chalmers was engaged in research at the University of Michigan. Dr. Chalmers holds a PhD in Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology from the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of Arena

Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and an overview of the things that the

company is doing at the present time?

Dr. Chalmers: We founded the