Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 17, 2003

Michael Becker – Cytogen Corporation (cyto)

MICHAEL D. BECKER is President and Chief Executive Officer of Cytogen Corporation. Mr. Becker joined Cytogen in April 2001 and has served in positions of increasing responsibility, including Chief Executive Officer of the company's AxCell Biosciences subsidiary and Vice President, Business Development and Industry Relations. Prior to joining Cytogen, he was with Wayne Hummer Investments LLC, a Chicago-based regional brokerage firm from July 1996 to April 2001, where he held senior positions as a biotechnology analyst, investment executive and portfolio manager in addition to participating in sales management activities. From October 1998 to April 2001, Mr. Becker also served on the board of directors for the Chicago Biotech Network, a nonprofit trade association for the biotechnology industry in Illinois. Mr. Becker attended DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of Cytogen

Corporation and a picture of things as they are now?

Mr. Becker: In 1980, Cytogen Corporation began operations as a