Dr. Noubar B. Afeyan, Ph.D.

Overview

Dr. Afeyan, one of our co-founders, has served as Lead Independent Director of our Board since October 2007. Previously, he served as Chairman of our Board of Directors from 2003 to October 2007. In 1999, Dr. Afeyan founded Flagship Ventures, a venture capital firm, where he serves as Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Afeyan is also a Senior Lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management as well as the Biological Engineering Division. Dr. Afeyan served on the Board of Directors of Color Kinetics, a leading LED-lighting company, until its recent acquisition by Philips in August 2007. Dr. Afeyan received a BS in chemical engineering from McGill University and a PhD in biochemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.