Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> November 24, 1997

Richard T. Dean – Diatide Inc (diti)

RICHARD T. DEAN, Ph.D., President, Chief Executive Officer, and a Director since April 1990, is a founder of the company. Prior to joining the company, Dr. Dean served as Director of Radiopharmaceutical Research and Development at Centocor, Inc., a pharmaceutical company ("Centocor"), from 1986 to 1990, where he was responsible for cardiovascular radiopharmaceutical imaging agent research and development. From 1981 to 1986, Dr. Dean served in a variety of positions at Mallinckrodt, a pharmaceutical and surgical instruments company, most recently as Associate Director, Diagnostic Chemistry Research and Development. Dr. Dean received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, an M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. Profile
TWST: I wonder if you give us an overview of Diatide, its history and

some of the products you are working on?

Dr. Dean: Diatide is a company that develops pharmaceuticals that are

used in