Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 26, 2004

Martin Simonetti – Dendreon Corporation (dndn)

MARTIN A. SIMONETTI has served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Dendreon Corporation since joining the company in 1999 and Senior Vice President, Finance since January 2001. Prior to joining Dendreon, Mr. Simonetti was employed at Amgen Inc., most recently serving as Vice President, Operations and Finance of Amgen BioPharma and its Director of Colorado Operations. From 1984 to 1991, Mr. Simonetti worked at Genentech, Inc., first as a scientist in its Medicinal and Analytical Chemistry Department and later as a Financial Analyst and Group Controller. Mr. Simonetti serves on the Board of Directors of IntegriGen, Inc., based in Novato, California, and he is a member of the Dean's Executive Advisory Board for the Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University. Mr. Simonetti received an MS in Nutrition from the University of California, Davis and an MBA from the University of Santa Clara. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief history of Dendreon and an overview

of your products?

Mr. Simonetti: Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) was formed in 1992.

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