Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> April 1, 1998

Frank A. Holler – Id Biomedical Corporation (idbt)

FRANK A. HOLLER, President & CEO of Xenon Genetics, is a well-known biotechnology executive. Prior to joining Xenon in February 1999, Mr. Holler was President & CEO and a co-Founder of ID Biomedical as well as a founding Director of Angiotech Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Holler is also Chairman of BIRC Corporation, a Vancouver-based government-funded venture capital company, a Director of analytical services company CanTest, and a Director of Cromedica Prime, a Phase I clinical trials company located in British Columbia. Prior to working in biotechnology and health care, Mr. Holler was an investment banker with Merrill Lynch Canada and CIBC World Markets. He holds a BA in Economics and an MBA in Business Administration from the University of British Columbia. Profile
TWST: Can you give our readers a thumbnail sketch of your company, a

rundown of what you see as the mission for ID Biomedical?

Mr. Holler: Our company is in two areas of business: rapid