Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> April 9, 2001
MARTIN L. VERHOEF is Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Ciphergen
Biosystems, Inc. Mr. Verhoef received a BS (Hons) degree in Medical
Microbiology and Biochemistry from the Van't Hoff Institute in
Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Prior to joining Ciphergen Biosystems he was
Marketing Manager, and before that, Research and Development Manager of
the DNA Micro Array Program at Agilent Technologies, Inc., in Palo Alto,
California (1996-2000). His European experience includes Product
Marketing Manager for Hewlett-Packard's Capillary Electrophoresis and
HPLC programs in Waldbronn, Germany (1990-1996); Product Manager for
Pharmacia AB in Uppsala, Sweden (1988-1990) and Product Manager for
Pharmacia in Woerden, The Netherlands (1985-1988). Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a historical sketch of Ciphergen Biosystemsand a profile of the company as it is now?
Mr. Verhoef: The company really started in early 1994, having been
founded by