George B Rathmann, founder and previously CEO and chairman of Amgen and subsequently ICOS Corporation, is the current president and CEO of Hyseq, Inc.
Edward E Penhoet, founder and former president and CEO of Chiron Corp, is currently the dean of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley.
ZymoGenetics serves as the primary US discovery arm of Novo Nordisk, who recently announced plans to establish ZymoGenetics as an independent company.
Novo Nordisk A/S is the world leader in insulin and diabetes care and also manufactures and markets a variety of other pharmaceutical products. Furthermore the company is the world's largest producer of enzymes for industrial use. Headquartered in Denmark, Novo Nordisk employs approximately 15,200 people in 68 countries and markets its products in 179 countries. Its B shares are listed on the stock exchanges in Copenhagen and London. Its ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "NVO". A demerger of Novo Nordisk with the intention to spin off the Enzyme Business into a separately listed company is expected to take place around the turn of the year 2000/2001. For further company information, visit Novo Nordisk on the World Wide Web at www.novo.dk.
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