Kenneth B. Lee, Jr. joined the board of directors in December 2002
and is a member of the audit and compensation committee.
Mr. Lee is a managing member of Hatteras BioCapital,
LLC and the general partner of Hatteras BioCapital
Fund, L.P., a venture capital fund focusing on life
sciences companies. Mr. Lee is a co-founder of the National Conference on
Biotechnology Venture and serves as a director of CV Therapeutics and
Abgenix and Inspire Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Lee was formerly national
director of the life science practice at Ernst and Young
where he advised biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies throughout the world on a wide range of financial and
strategic planning issues. He most recently served as managing director of the firm’s Health
Sciences Corporate Finance Group. Mr. Lee received a bachelor of arts degree
from Lenoir-Rhyne College and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |