Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> July 8, 2002

Dale Pfost – Orchid Biosciences Inc (orch)

DALE R. PFOST has served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Orchid BioSciences, Inc., since November 1996. Prior to joining Orchid, Dr. Pfost was President and Chief Executive Officer of Oxford GlycoSciences in the UK, a leader in proteomics and carbohydrate engineering. Previous to this position, Dr. Pfost founded Infinitek, the company that developed the Biomek 1000, and served as General Manager of the business unit following its acquisition by SmithKline Beckman. He obtained his BS in Physics from the University of California Santa Barbara and his MS and PhD degrees in Physics from Brown University. Dr. Pfost is an inventor on 10 patents and has published numerous scientific articles in the fields of physics, semiconductors, laboratory instrumentation and drug discovery. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of Orchid

BioSciences and an overview of the things you're doing at the present

time?

Dr. Pfost: Orchid BioSciences is a world leader in