Board of directors

Dr Leiden has been a member of the Company's Board since January 1, 2007. He is a member of the Company's Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee and Chairman of the Company's Science & Technology Committee. Dr Leiden served as President and Chief Operating Officer, Pharmaceutical Products Group and Chief Scientific Officer at Abbott Laboratories from 2001-2006; during this time he was also a member of the Boards of Directors of Abbott and TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. Prior to joining Abbott, Dr Leiden served as the Elkan R. Blout Professor of Biological Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health and Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Previously, he was the Frederick H. Rawson Professor of Medicine and Pathology and Chief of the Section of Cardiology at the University of Chicago. His extensive business and consulting experience includes both the pharmaceutical and medical device areas. Dr Leiden was a founder of Cardiogene, Inc., a biotechnology company specializing in cardiovascular gene therapy. Dr Leiden earned a bachelor's degree in biological sciences, a doctorate in virology and a medical degree, all from the University of Chicago. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and an elected member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr Leiden is currently a Managing Director at Clarus Ventures LLC.