Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 22, 2001

Marc Beer – Viacell Inc (101)

MARC D. BEER joined ViaCell as Chief Executive Officer in April 2000. Prior to ViaCell, he was a Senior Manager at Genzyme for four years, most recently serving in the role of Vice President, Global Marketing for Genzyme Therapeutics. Previously, Mr. Beer was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Biostar, now a subsidiary of Thermo Electron Corporation. Mr. Beer started his career with Abbott Laboratories, where he held several sales and marketing management positions. Mr. Beer has more than 15 years' experience in P&L management, sales and marketing management, and R&D program management in therapeutic, surgical and in vitro diagnostic systems businesses. Mr. Beer has a BS in Business and Chemistry from Miami University. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with a history and overview of ViaCell?

Mr. Beer: ViaCell is a Boston-based cellular therapy company that is

committed to enabling cell therapy for a number of