Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> June 7, 2001

Dr. Christopher Wood – Bioenvision (biov)

DR. CHRISTOPHER B. WOOD has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bioenvision Inc. since January 1999. From January 1997 to December 1998, Dr. Wood was Chairman of Eurobiotech, Inc. From March 1994 to January 1997, Dr. Wood was a specialist surgeon in the National Health Service, UK. From April 1979 to March 1991, Dr. Wood was a specialist surgeon at The Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, England. He has more than 15 years' experience in the European biotechnology sector. He has taken two biotechnology companies from startup through commercialization, one of which, Medeva Plc, traded on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, and is now wholly owned by Celltech Group Plc. Dr. Wood holds an MD from the University of Wales School of Medicine and the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Profile
TWST: Give me an overview, if you would, of Bioenvision.

Dr. Wood: Bioenvision is an emerging biopharmaceutical company that is

focused on oncology. We have four platform technologies from