Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 26, 2004
S. LEWIS MEYER was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of
Lipid Sciences, Inc. in April 2003. He has served on the Board of
Directors since July 2002. He is currently a member of the Executive
Committee. Dr. Meyer was President and Chief Executive Officer of
Imatron, Inc., a publicly-held company engaged in designing,
manufacturing, and marketing of a high-performance electron beam
tomography scanner. He held that position from June 1993 until December
2001, when Imatron was acquired by General Electric Medical Systems.
Prior to that, he was Vice President, Operations, of Otsuka Electronics,
(USA) Inc., a manufacturer of clinical MRI systems and analytical NMR
spectrometers. Previously, he was Founder, President and Chief Executive
Officer of American Health Services Corp. (now Insight Health Services),
a nationwide developer and operator of diagnostic imaging and treatment
centers. Dr. Meyer has also served on the Board of Directors of the
American Electronics Association as well as serving as a Director of a
variety of public and private companies principally in the field of
medical technology and biotech. He is currently a Director of Lexrite
Labs and Opticon Medical, privately-held, development-stage biotech
companies. Dr. Meyer received his Bachelor's degree in Physics from the
University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, and his Master's and
Doctorate degrees in Physics from Purdue University, West Lafayette,
Indiana. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of Lipid Sciencesand then a picture of things as they are now?
Dr. Meyer: Lipid Sciences' foundation is a procedure and process, and