Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> September 13, 2002

Gustav Christensen – Phylos

GUSTAV CHRISTENSEN joined Phylos in August 2000 as Chief Executive Officer. Most recently, Mr. Christensen was Chairman of Primedica and Co-Founder, Director and consultant to Phytera. Prior to this, Mr. Christensen worked in various capacities, including Chairman, Founding Director, investor and consultant to several companies, such as, Alpha- Beta Technology, Diatide, Insmed, Geltex and several private companies. From 1988 to 1990, he served as Chief Executive Officer of ImmuLogic, and from 1983 to 1988 he served as Senior Vice President, Commercial Affairs at Genetics Institute. From 1976 to 1983, Mr. Christensen held a variety of management positions at Baxter International. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Profile
TWST: Could you tell us a bit about Phylos?

Mr. Christensen: Phylos is a privately held biotechnology company that

was founded in 1997 by

Dr. Brian Seed, Dr. Jack Szostak and

Dr. Richard