Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> August 14, 2000

Malcolm Gefter – Praecis Pharmaceuticals Inc (prcs)

DR. MALCOLM L. GEFTER is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Praecis Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology at MIT and is a recognized leader in the field of molecular mechanisms of antibody diversity and cellular recognition. Dr. Gefter is a successful entrepreneur who has founded several biotechnology companies, such as ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation and, most recently, Praecis Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. Dr. Gefter received his BS in Chemistry from the University of Maryland and his PhD in Molecular Biology from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. During his scientific career, Dr. Gefter has published over 200 original scientific articles spanning the fields of molecular biology, biochemistry and immunology. Profile
TWST: Can you provide us with a background summary and a short history

of Praecis Pharmaceuticals Inc., including your involvement and the

business potential of the company today?

Dr. Gefter: