Peter Garcia named Chief Financial Officer of Nanosys
2004年8月10日 - 3:08AM
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Peter Garcia named Chief Financial Officer of Nanosys PALO ALTO,
Calif., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Nanosys, Inc., a leading
nanotechnology company, today announced that Peter S. Garcia has
joined the company as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Garcia
brings extensive executive expertise to Nanosys with over 19 years
experience in various financial roles at both start-up and public
biotechnology and high technology companies. Prior to Nanosys, Mr.
Garcia was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Nuvelo Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVO), a biopharmaceutical company. During his
tenure at Nuvelo, he helped raise over $150 million, acquired
development stage products, and led the merger and acquisition
strategy. Prior to Nuvelo, Mr. Garcia served as Chief Financial
Officer for Novacept Inc., IntraBiotics Pharmaceuticals, and
Dendreon Corporation. He was instrumental in raising over $500
million for these companies. His prior financial operations
experience comes from Amgen Inc. and Teradata Corporation where he
held a variety of financial management positions. Mr. Garcia has an
M.B.A. from the Anderson School at University of California Los
Angeles and a B.A. in Economics and Sociology from Stanford
University. "We are extremely pleased with Pete joining the Nanosys
team," says Calvin Chow, Nanosys CEO and co-founder. "Pete's
demonstrated accomplishments across multiple industries from
computing to biotechnology make him ideal for addressing the
diverse and numerous opportunities that Nanosys is presented with."
Peter Garcia said, "I am excited and energized at the opportunity
to be joining a company with the potential to develop products that
revolutionize the way companies do business. Nanosys' technology,
intellectual property, and scientific and business leadership
provide a compelling competitive advantage in the field of
nanotechnology." About Nanosys Nanosys, Inc. is a leader in the
development of nanotechnology based products utilizing inorganic
nanostructures. Nanosys has built one of the broadest technology
platforms in the industry with more than 250 patents and patent
applications covering fundamental areas of nanotechnology. Based in
Palo Alto, Calif., Nanosys collaborates with industry leaders
including Dupont, Intel, Matsushita Electric Works and SAIC to
develop revolutionary high-value, high-performance products for
computing, optoelectronics, communications, energy, defense and the
life and physical sciences. Contact: Calvin Chow CEO, Nanosys, Inc.
(650) 331-2100 DATASOURCE: Nanosys, Inc. CONTACT: Calvin Chow, CEO
of Nanosys, Inc., +1-650-331-2100, Web site:
http://www.nanosysinc.com/
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