Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> May 29, 2000

William Gerber – Epoch Biosciences (ebio)

WILLIAM G. GERBER, MD, has served as Chief Executive Officer of Epoch Biosciences since September 1999. Prior to joining Epoch, Dr. Gerber served as President and Chief Executive Officer of diaDexus LLC, a joint venture established by Incyte Pharmaceuticals and SmithKline Beecham to apply genomics to the discovery of novel diagnostic products. Dr. Gerber previously served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Onyx Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology firm involved in the discovery of novel cancer therapeutics; as President of Chiron Diagnostics, and as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the PCR Division with Cetus Corporation. Dr. Gerber is a member of the Board of Directors of Sangamo Biosciences, Inc. He also served on and was President of the Board of Medical Quality Assurance in the State of California. He received his MD and BS from the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, after attending Dartmouth College. Profile
TWST: Start out by giving us an overview of Epoch Biosciences ' the

company's history, activities and developments.

Dr. Gerber: Epoch is located in Redmond, Washington, near Seattle. We

have a