Board of Directors

Arnold L. Oronsky, Ph.D., General Partner, InterWest Partners

Arnold L. Oronsky, Ph.D. has served as a member of our board of directors since December 2005. Since 1994, Dr. Oronsky has served as a General Partner with InterWest Partners, a venture capital firm focusing on investments in medical technology. Dr. Oronsky joined InterWest in a full-time capacity after serving as a special limited partner since 1989. In addition to the position of General Partner at InterWest, he also serves as a senior lecturer in the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins Medical School. From 1980 to 1993, Dr. Oronsky was the Vice President for Discovery Research at the Lederle Laboratories division of American Cyanamid Company, a pharmaceutical company. From 1970 to 1972, Dr. Oronsky was assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, where he also served as a research fellow from 1968 to 1970. From 1973 to 1976, Dr. Oronsky was the head of the Inflammation, Allergy, and Immunology Research program for Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceutical Company. Dr. Oronsky is also a director of Myogen Inc., Corixa Corporation, Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. and Dynavax Technologies Corp. Dr. Oronsky holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons.