Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> May 7, 2001

Gualberto Ruano – Genaissance Pharmaceuticals Inc (gnsc)

DR. GUALBERTO RUANO is a co-Founder of Genaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and has served as CEO since its inception. He has over 10 years of biotechnology management experience and previously served as CEO of BIOS Laboratories. He is a pioneer in several molecular haplotyping technologies for profiling genome diversity stemming from population and evolutionary genetics. He is considered one of the industry's leaders in the impact of these methods on clinical medicine and drug development. Dr. Ruao received his MD and PhD in Human Genetics from Yale University and his BA from Johns Hopkins University where he received a Ford Foundation Fellowship. Profile
TWST: Could you give our readers a brief historical sketch and profile

of Genaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and what the company is doing at

the present time?

Dr. Ruao: The company had a