Chiron CEO Elected to California Healthcare Institute Board.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K LA JOLLA La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2004 Howard Pien, president and chief executive officer of Chiron Corp., was elected to the board of directors of California Healthcare Institute (CHI). CHI is a non-profit public policy research organization representing leading California academic institutions, biotechnology, medical device, and pharmaceutical firms. Pien, 46, was appointed president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Chiron in April 2003. He is also a member of the company's board of directors. Pien joined Chiron from GlaxoSmithKline, where he assumed the role of president, Pharmaceuticals International, in January of 2001. Previously, Pien held the position of president, pharmaceuticals, SmithKline Beecham, where he had responsibility for the commercial operations of the company's worldwide pharmaceuticals business. Before assuming that role in May 1998, he held key positions in SmithKline Beecham's pharmaceuticals business in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , the United Kingdom and North Asia North Asia or Northern Asia is a subregion of Asia. The most common definition of the term is;
"Howard Pien brings a wealth of experience and an exceptional global perspective to the CHI board," said David Gollaher, Ph.D., CHI president and CEO. "We expect Howard to contribute a great deal to CHI's effectiveness because he has encountered at first hand many of the challenges our industry faces: price controls, technology assessment, the struggle of government to expand medical benefits while reining in healthcare costs." CHI represents more than 225 leading biotechnology, medical device, diagnostics, and pharmaceutical companies, and public and private academic biomedical research Biomedical research (or experimental medicine), in general simply known as medical research, is the basic research or applied research conducted to aid the body of knowledge in the field of medicine. organizations. CHI's mission is to advance responsible public policies that foster medical innovation and promote scientific discovery. CHI's Web site is http://www.chi.org. Chiron Corp., with headquarters in Emeryville, Calif., is a global pharmaceutical company that commercializes its products through three business units: biopharmaceuticals, vaccines and blood testing. The company's Web site is www.chiron.com. |
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