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Harry Hixson

 
Chmn. - Sequenom Inc.
 
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Company Name : Sequenom Inc.
 
Company Website : www.sequenom.com
 
Company Address : 3595 John Hopkins Ct.
, San Diego, CA,
United States,
 
Harry Hixson Profile :
Chmn. - Sequenom Inc.
 
Harry Hixson Biography :

Dr. Hixson, 68, has served as Chairman of our Board of Directors since January 2003. Dr. Hixson has also served as a director of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since 2004, and currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of BrainCells, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on central nervous system drug development. He has served as Chairman of BrainCells since December 2003. Dr. Hixson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a cancer drug discovery and development company. Dr. Hixson previously served as chairman of the Board of Directors of Discovery Partners International, Inc. prior to its merger with Infinity Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Hixson served as Chief Executive Officer of BrainCells from July 2004 until September 2005. Dr. Hixson served as Chief Executive Officer of Elitra Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on anti-infective drug development, from February 1998 until May 2003. He served as Amgen’s President and Chief Operating Officer and as a member of its Board of Directors from 1988 to 1991. Prior to Amgen, Dr. Hixson held various management positions with Abbott Laboratories, including Vice President, Diagnostic Products Business Group, and Vice President, Research and Development, in the Diagnostics Division. He has been involved with the start-up of several biopharmaceutical companies, including Neurocrine Biosciences and Signal Pharmaceuticals, now part of Celgene. Dr. Hixson received his Ph.D. in Physical Biochemistry from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. He also received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Purdue University.

 
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