Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> July 8, 2002

Jay Kranzler – Cypress Bioscience Inc (cypb)

JAY D. KRANZLER was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Cypress Bioscience in December 1995. In April 1998, Dr. Kranzler was appointed as Chairman of the Board. From January 1989 until August 1995, Dr. Kranzler served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Cytel Corporation, a publicly held biotechnology company. Dr. Kranzler has been an adjunct member of the Research Institute of Scripps Clinic since January 1989. Before joining Cytel, from 1985 to January 1989, Dr. Kranzler was employed by McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm, as a consultant specializing in the pharmaceutical industry. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a summary of Cypress Bioscience? What is the

company's focus today?

Dr. Kranzler: Cypress Bioscience is focused on treating the conditions

that lie on the boundary