Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> June 2, 2004

Stephen Hill – Arqule Inc (arql)

DR. STEPHEN HILL joined ArQule, Inc., as President and Chief Executive Officer on April 1, 1999. Dr. Hill served as the Head of Global Drug Development at F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. from 1997. He joined Roche in 1989 as Medical Adviser to Roche Products in the United Kingdom. He held several senior positions there, including that of Medical Director, with responsibility for clinical trials of compounds across a broad range of therapeutic areas, including those of CNS, HIV, cardiovascular, metabolic, and oncology products. Subsequently, he served as Head of International Drug Regulatory Affairs at Roche headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, where he led the regulatory submissions for seven major new chemical entities globally. He also was a member of Roche's Portfolio Management, Research, Development and Pharmaceutical Division Executive Boards. Prior to Roche, Dr. Hill served for seven years with the National Health Service in the United Kingdom in general and orthopedic surgery. Dr. Hill is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and holds his scientific and medical degrees from St. Catherine's College at Oxford University. Profile
TWST: Could you give us an overview of ArQule's technology and where the

company is today in terms of its development?

Dr. Hill: ArQule is a biotechnology company with a focus on oncology.