Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 16, 2000

Remi Barbier – Pain Therapeutics Inc (ptie)

REMI BARBIER, Pain Therapeutics, Inc.s Founder, serves as President, CEO and Chairman of the company. Prior to PTI, Mr. Barbier helped in the growth or founding of: Exelixis Inc., a functional genomics company; ArQule, a chemistry company; and EnzyMed (now owned by Albany Molecular Research), a chemistry company. Mr. Barbier served as Chief Operating Officer of Exelixis. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Corporate Development and Clinical Project Manager of Xoma Corporation, a biotechnology company. Mr. Barbier received his BA from Oberlin College and his MBA from the University of Chicago. Profile
TWST: Would you provide our readers with an overview of Pain

Therapeutics, including its history, development, markets, and your view

of the firm's future potential?

Mr. Barbier: Pain