100 Best-Performing CEOs in the World” in both 2009 (ranked #50) and 2013 (ranked #26) and was recognized as the “No. 1 CEO in Specialty Pharmaceuticals” by Institutional Investor magazine in 2005, 2007, and 2012. In 2010, he received an honorary degree, the UCI Medal, and the Moacyr Gold Medal for services to Brazilian ophthalmology. He holds a law degree from the Europa Institute at the University of Amsterdam, a master’s degree from the University of Edinburgh, and a master of business administration from the London Business School.
Pyott replaces outgoing CHI Chairman Carl Hull, senior vice president and general manager of diagnostics at Hologic + Gen-Probe Inc. Hull served as chairman from 2011-2012 and has been a dedicated board member since July 2009.
Gregory joined Genzyme Corporation, a Sanofi company, in 1989, where he was responsible for a number of discovery projects in the molecular biology department. In 1990, his group at Genzyme was the first to express the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and to determine the molecular defect caused by the most common mutation of CFTR. This research on the molecular basis of cystic fibrosis led to the development of Genzyme’s CF gene therapy program, for which Gregory was project team leader until 1993. From 1993 to 1995, he served as director of molecular biology at Canji, Inc. in San Diego, where he developed therapeutics based on tumor suppressor genes. Gregory returned to Genzyme in 1995 to head the gene therapy program as vice president. In 2003, Gregory was appointed head of research for Genzyme, where he was responsible for early R&D, from discovery to development, in all therapeutic areas. In 2011, following the acquisition of Genzyme by Sanofi, Gregory was appointed head of the Sanofi-Genzyme R&D Center. In his current role, he is responsible for R&D, from discovery through proof of concept in man, in a wide range of therapeutic areas, including rare d
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