Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 12, 2001
ALEX McPHERSON is President, Chief Executive Officer of Biomira. Dr.
McPherson received his degree in Medicine from the University of Alberta
in 1962 and his PhD and specialty training in Australia from 1964 to
1969. He was appointed full Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the
University of Alberta in 1977. He served as Deputy Minister of Alberta -
Hospitals and Medical Care until 1988 when he was appointed Deputy
Commissioner and Executive Director of the Premier's Commission on
Future Health Care for Albertans. Dr. McPherson is a Fellow of the
Canadian, Australasian and American Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons
and is a past president of both the Alberta and Canadian Medical
Associations. Dr. McPherson joined Biomira in October of 1991, after
having served on the Board of Directors for four years. He currently
serves on several Boards, and most particularly is a member of the Board
of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. Profile
Biomira Inc.?
Dr. McPherson: Biomira is a spin-off from the University of Alberta. It
went private in 1985, did its
