Carlos Paya
Board of Directors
Fluidigm
Fluidigm
Singapore
Biography
Carlos Paya has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2017. Dr. Paya brings to the Board over 15 years of senior executive experience in the large, mid-cap, and small-cap biopharmaceutical industries, combined with a prolific scientific background and a track record of leading high-impact innovation. Dr. Paya currently serves as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Immune Design Corp., a clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on oncology. He previously served as President of Elan Corporation, a pharmaceutical corporation later acquired by Perrigo Company, from 2008 to 2011. Before joining Elan Corporation, Dr. Paya was at Eli Lilly & Company from 2001 to 2008 as Vice President of Lilly Research Laboratories. From 1991 to 2001, Dr. Paya was Professor of Medicine, Immunology, and Pathology and Vice Dean of the Clinical Investigation Program at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Madrid and underwent postdoctoral training at the Institute Pasteur in Paris.
Research Interest
Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics
