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MANAGEMENT TEAM
BRUCE SCHMIDT
President and Chief Executive Officer (Interim)
Mr. Schmidt was appointed MIGENIX’s President & CEO in
August 2008. From 1993 to 2000, he was a founder and
chief executive officer of a University of British
Columbia spin-off biotechnology company focused on novel
compounds for the treatment of various cancers and
neurological disorders. In 2000, Mr. Schmidt helped
found Genome British Columbia, a life-sciences research
institute with the objective of building world class
genomics capabilities in Canada. Mr. Schmidt has also
served as a director for a number of high-tech and
biotech companies in Canada and is an active angel
investor. He is a past-director of the Canadian
Healthcare Licensing Association, past-Chair of the B.C.
Nanotechnology Alliance and past-Chair of Life Sciences
British Columbia (formerly B.C. Biotech).
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JACOB J. CLEMENT, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Science &
Technology and Chief Science Officer
Dr. Clement joined MIGENIX in
August 2002. In his role, Dr. Clement leads the R&D function at MIGENIX,
with a focus on accelerating research and preclinical development, and
expanding the Company's pipeline. Dr. Clement has been a leader in
pharmaceutical research and development for over two decades. He brings
considerable biotechnology and pharmaceutical experience to MIGENIX, having
held executive and senior management positions at Abbott Laboratories,
Scriptgen Pharmaceuticals, and Essential Therapeutics. Dr. Clement is widely
published and has contributed to, and/or led, the development and approval
of several drugs in anti-infectives and oncology. Dr. Clement has a Ph.D.
and a MSPH from the University of North Carolina, an MS degree from
Roosevelt University, and a B.A. degree from St. Mary’s University.
WILLIAM D. MILLIGAN, B.Sc.
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Business Officer
Mr. Milligan joined MIGENIX in April 2002. Prior to joining MIGENIX, Mr.
Milligan was President and CEO of Cytran Inc., a private biotechnology company
based in Seattle, WA and prior to that, he was Chief Executive Officer of
Intellivax International Inc., a private biotechnology company based in
Montreal, Quebec and Baltimore, Maryland. Before leading Intellivax, he served
eight years with Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. (Canada) where he held various executive
positions, including VP, Business Development and New Product Planning, VP,
Sales Division, Pharmaceuticals and VP Biomedical Division. Prior to joining
Hoffmann-LaRoche, he progressed through various marketing and sales management
positions over eight years with Eli Lilly Canada Inc. During his career, Mr.
Milligan has been responsible for the launch/commercialization of Axid, Prozac,
Mobiflex, Soriatane, Hivid, Roferon-A, CellCept, Invirase, Cytovene, Manerix and
Inhibace. Mr. Milligan holds a B.Sc. in Biology from the University of Calgary.
ARTHUR J. AYRES, CA
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Ayres joined MIGENIX in November 1994 as Controller. He was appointed
Director of Finance in January 2000, Vice President Finance and Chief Financial
Officer in April 2001 and Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial
Officer on June 15, 2005. Mr. Ayres also served as the Company's Secretary from
January 9, 1995 to September 23, 1997. Mr. Ayres is a Chartered Accountant
(1985) and has a B.A. (Hon.) in Commerce and Computer Science (1981) from Simon
Fraser University. He has over 20 years of management, finance and related
experience.
ANNKATRIN PETERSEN-JAPPELLI, M.D., M.A.
Vice President, Clinical Development
Dr. Petersen joined MIGENIX in May 2006 to lead the clinical development team.
Prior to joining MIGENIX, Dr. Petersen was the Clinical Development Leader and
Strategist, Medical Sciences, for Hepatitis C and several other exploratory
antiviral compounds at Pfizer Inc. In this role, she was also a member of the
in-licensing due diligence team for anti-infectives. Dr. Petersen joined Agouron
Pharmaceuticals, Inc (acquired by Pfizer in 2000) in 1996 to become Director of
International Clinical Development and Infectious Diseases. At Agouron/Pfizer
she was responsible for the Phase I – IV clinical development of Viracept
(nelfinavir mesylate) for the treatment of HIV infection, including filing the
NDA and subsequent sNDAs for alternative dosing and pediatric indications. Prior
to joining Agouron/Pfizer Dr. Petersen spent close to a decade with other
leading international biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies including
Sandoz (Novartis) in Switzerland, and Cytel in California. She has been
responsible for managing the clinical development for several NDA-enabled
programs at these companies, including Sandimmune (cyclosporine) for Rheumatoid
Arthritis and Psoriasis. She received a Master of Economics (1978) and her M.D.
degree (1985) from the Université of Lausanne in Switzerland and spent several
years working in Internal Medicine before joining the pharmaceutical industry.
K. DAVID CAMPAGNARI, MBA
Vice President, Operations
Mr. Campagnari joined MIGENIX in June 2002. Prior to joining MIGENIX, he was
Vice President of Operations at GenSci Orthobiologics of Irvine, CA. Before
joining GenSci, Mr. Campagnari held several management positions at the American
Red Cross, including General Manager of the Western Region (which included
directing the processing of cardiovascular products) and Director, Quality and
Regulatory Assessment at ARC National Headquarters. Mr. Campagnari holds a
B.B.A. in Health Services Management and a MBA from National University in San
Diego, CA.
C. ROBERT CORY, Ph.D., MBA
Vice President, Business Development
Dr. Cory joined MIGENIX in May 1995 as Manager, Business Development. He was
appointed Director, Business Development in November 1998 and Vice President,
Business Development in April 2001. Dr. Cory leads the Company's activities in
sourcing and negotiating strategic alliances with industry partners and
in-licensing and acquisition of technologies and product opportunities. Dr. Cory
holds an MBA specializing in finance and strategic planning from the Wilfrid
Laurier University School of Business and Economics. He received his doctorate
from the University of Waterloo and did his post-doctoral training at the
Ontario Veterinary College.
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