Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> November 5, 2003

John Mcintyre – Emerald Bio

JOHN L. MCINTYRE, PH.D., is President and Chief Executive Officer of Emerald Bio, and is a Director of the Company. At Auxein Corporation Dr. McIntyre raised venture capital to support the successful development, registration and market introduction of AuxiGro' WP Plant Metabolic Primer. Under Dr. McIntyre's leadership, Auxein established strong relationships with its customers, including distribution partners, crop advisors and farmers, to ensure continued growth of AuxiGro sales into the future. Prior to joining Auxein Dr. McIntyre was Vice President Commercial Development and subsequently Vice President Business Development and International Distribution with Ecogen Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company developing and marketing specialty biorational pesticide products. Dr. McIntyre has over 30 years experience in agricultural biotechnology and brings to Emerald Bio significant operational experience in the development and commercialization of specialty agricultural products. Profile
TWST: Why don't we begin with a background summary or a brief historical

sketch on the company? And then bring us up-to-date, what is the company

doing today?

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