Advanced Cell Technology (ACT)
Michael West, President and CEO
Advanced Cell Technology, in Worcester, Massachusetts, is a biotechnology company engaged in the research and development of technologies enabling the genetic manipulation of cells to produce transgenic animals for pharmaceutical protein production. The company is also developing transgenic cloned cells and tissues for applications in cell and organ transplant therapy. Prior to his presidency of ACT, Michael West was a cofounder and Chairman of Origen Therapeutics of South San Francisco, California, a company developing transgenic technology in commercial poultry. Before that he was the founder, Director, and Vice President of Geron Corporation of Menlo Park, California, where he initiated and…
