George F. Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary

Dr. Tidmarsh's 22 years of experience in biotechnology include the successful clinical development of three FDA-approved drugs. Up until his appointment to La Jolla, Dr. Tidmarsh served as the Chief Executive Officer of Solana Therapeutics, Inc. Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: HZNP), a company he founded in 2005. While at Horizon, he led all aspects of development of Duexa, which was recently approved by the FDA for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. He also founded Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: THLD) and held senior positions at Coulter Pharmaceutical, Inc. [acquired by GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK)] and SEQUUS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [acquired by Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)]. While at Coulter and SEQUUS, Dr. Tidmarsh led the clinical development of BEXXAR and Doxil, respectively, two FDA-approved anti-cancer agents. Dr. Tidmarsh received his M.D. and Ph.D. from Stanford University, where he also completed fellowship training in Pediatric Oncology and Neonatology and remains a Consulting Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology.

Saiid Zarrabian
President and CEO, Cyntellect

Mr. Zarrabian has been with Cyntellect since March 2010 and serves as the company’s President and Chief Executive Office. He previously served as President and COO of Senomyx, a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and commercialization of new flavors ingredients, as COO of Pharmacopeia, a leading provider of combinatorial chemistry discovery services and compounds, and President and COO of Molecular Simulations, a company providing software, databases and custom services for pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Most recently, he has performed executive consulting services for a variety of small- to mid-sized companies including BioBlocks, eMolecules, Invitrogen, and SciTegic, where he served as executive consultant and acting COO until the company was acquired by Accelrys. Mr. Zarrabian has previously served on the Board of Penwest pharmaceuticals, a public drug discovery and delivery company, and currently serves on the board of biopharmaceutical company Ambit Biosciences, and chemistry eCommerce portal, eMolecules, inc.

George F. Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company

Dr. Tidmarsh's 22 years of experience in biotechnology include the successful clinical development of three FDA-approved drugs. Up until his appointment to La Jolla, Dr. Tidmarsh served as the Chief Executive Officer of Solana Therapeutics, Inc. Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: HZNP), a company he founded in 2005. While at Horizon, he led all aspects of development of Duexa, which was recently approved by the FDA for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. He also founded Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: THLD) and held senior positions at Coulter Pharmaceutical, Inc. [acquired by GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK)] and SEQUUS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [acquired by Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)]. While at Coulter and SEQUUS, Dr. Tidmarsh led the clinical development of BEXXAR and Doxil, respectively, two FDA-approved anti-cancer agents. Dr. Tidmarsh received his M.D. and Ph.D. from Stanford University, where he also completed fellowship training in Pediatric Oncology and Neonatology and remains a Consulting Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology.