Novo A/S
Søren Carlsen, Ph.D. has served as a member of PTC's board of directors since August 2001. Dr. Carlsen has been managing partner of Novo Ventures, the venture capital division of Novo A/S, an investment company in the life sciences industry, since May 2000. From August 1979 until May 2000, Dr. Carlsen served in various positions with Novo Nordisk A/S, a pharmaceutical products company, including as Corporate Vice President and Chief Science Officer since 1994. Dr. Carlsen currently serves on the board of directors of various private biotechnology companies and is the chairman of the Association of Biotechnology Industries in Denmark. Dr. Carlsen received his M.Sc. in Biochemistry from the Technical University of Denmark.