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TEAM Mark J. Pykett, Ph.D., M.B.A., V.M.D. — Director Dr. Pykett has served as a director since February 2004. Dr. Pykett currently is president and chief executive officer of Neoprobe Corporation, a biomedical company focused on oncology surgical and diagnostic products, a position to which he was appointed in April 2011 from executive vice president and chief development officer, which he held since November 2010. Dr. Pykett previously co-founded Talaris Advisors LLC, a privately held integrated, drug development advisory firm, and served as its chief executive officer from January 2010 to November 2010. From November 2004 until January 2010, Dr. Pykett was president and chief operating officer of Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly Boston Life Sciences, Inc.), a publicly held company engaged in the development of therapeutic and diagnostic products primarily for disorders in the central nervous system. From May 1996 until April 2003, Dr. Pykett served as president and chief executive officer and a director of Cytomatrix, LLC, a privately held biotechnology company focused on the research, development and commercialization of novel cell-based therapies that Dr. Pykett co-founded and that was acquired by Cordlife, Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of CyGenics Ltd., a publicly held biotechnology company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. From April 2003 to February 2004, Dr. Pykett served as president of Cordlife and then as president and director of CyGenics from February 2004 until November 2004. From 1997 to 2004, Dr. Pykett held an adjunct faculty position at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Pykett graduated Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude from Amherst College, with a veterinary degree, and Phi Zeta, summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania with a doctorate in molecular biology. He also earned an M.B.A., Beta Gamma Sigma, from Northeastern University. Dr. Pykett completed post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University. Dr. Pykett’s extensive drug development experience and his years of executive experience at development-stage biopharmaceutical companies provide our board with perspective on drug development and regulatory strategy for our product candidates and insight to our operational and financial challenges and opportunities. BACK TO TEAM |
