CEO Spotlight: Jorge Garces, President, Enigma Diagnostics US

Jorge Garces, President, Enigma Diagnostics US

Favorite Movie: 1988 film called “Big” starring Tom Hanks

Favorite Athlete: Tennis player Arthur Ashe

Last concert you attended: Elton John & Billy Joel (for my dad’s birthday)

Last vacation spot: Maui

Favorite thing to do on the weekends: Attend soccer games where my 9 and 12 year-old boys play

Can’t live without… the i-phone

If you could have another career, what would it be? Teacher

Mike Ferletic, President and CEO, Enterey Life Sciences Consulting

Favorite TV Show: Two & a Half Men

Favorite Band: Zac Brown Band

Last Vacation Spot: Eagle River, Wisconsin – to play Pond Hockey

Favorite Restaurant: Javier’s Cantina

Favorite Movie: Tin Cup

Can’t live without: My family, a nice bottle of red wine (La Jota Cabernet) and my Droid.

If you could have another career, what would it be? Race Car Driver

Kim Lim, President and CEO, Ultimate Labs

Favorite Book: Great Expectations – Charles Dickens

Favorite Quote: Do onto others as you would wish them do onto you.

Favorite City: San Diego, of course! But Boston, comes in a close second.

Favorite thing to do on the weekends: Sleeping in and watching cartoons with the kids until 8 am.

Favorite Website: www.goodsearch.com

Can’t live without: My kids and love

If you could have another career, what would it be? Children’s book author and illustrator

Allan Rozenberg, COO, BeneChill

Favorite Movie: Usual Suspects

Favorite Restaurant: Pacifica Del Mar

Favorite Actor/Actress: Robert DeNiro

Favorite thing to do on the weekends: Sailing

Last vacation spot: Cruise on the Mexican Riviera (Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, Cabo)

Can’t live without: My iPhone

If you could have another career, what would it be? High School Science or Engineering Teacher

John Dobak, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, Lithera

Favorite restaurant: Sushi on the Rock

Favorite city: LA…after San Diego

Last vacation spot: Cape Cod

Favorite thing to do on the weekends: Surf and watch kids sporting events

Favorite movie: Alien #1

Can’t live without: the Ocean…why I came to UCSD medical school

If you could have another career, what would it be: pro tennis player

Martin Eglitis, Senior Director, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Favorite TV show: Any baseball game not involving the Yankees

Favorite book: Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin Series

Favorite movie: The Third Man

Favorite thing to do on the weekends: Watch my son play baseball

Favorite band/song: This is hard, depending on my mood. Maybe "A Pair of Brown Eyes" by The Pogues?

Can’t live without _my internet connection__

If you could have another career, what would it be: Sportscaster

David Webb, Vice President, Research Celgene San Diego

Favorite movie: Lord of the Rings

Favorite car: Whatever I am driving (Lexus, SC 430)

Favorite quote: “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place” George Bernard Shaw

Favorite thing to do on the weekends: Eat dinner at a truly fantastic restaurant, Firefly in Encinitas has to be near the top (the best tasting menu plus wine in all of San Diego and it changes every week)

Where were you born: California

Can’t live without: a really great bottle of wine like a 1966 Chateau La Mission, Haut Brion, Gran Cru, Bordeaux. We still have one bottle; one was opened on our 40th wedding anniversary (it was fabulous) and the second one we are saving for our 50th.

If you could have another career, what would it be: Professor of History

Christophe Schilling, Chief Executive Officer, Genomatica

Favorite book: DaVinci Code by Dan Brown

Favorite movie: Inglorious Bastards

Favorite athlete: Steve Yzerman (retired but he was the best, Go Wings!)

Favorite Car: Audi R8

Favorite thing to do on the weekends: Play soccer and drink Belgian beers

Can't live without: my family, my guitar, and oh and I guess my iPod now too!

Next vacation spot: South Africa/World Cup 2010

Where were you born: Detroit, Michigan

Favorite band: Radiohead

If you could have another career, what would it be: Professional soccer player in Europe

Mike Kamdar, EVP, Chief Business Officer and Member of Board of Directors, VentiRx Pharmaceuticals

Favorite book: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Favorite TV show: Top Chef

Favorite city: Sydney and San Diego

Favorite actor/actress: Johnny Depp and Scarlett Johansson

Last vacation spot: Paris

Favorite thing to do on the weekends: Spend time with my family/Coach my daughter's soccer team

Where were you born: Philadelphia, PA

Favorite hobby: Golf

Last concert you attended: U2 in Dublin

If you could have another career, what would it be: Professional Baseball Player

Scott Huennekens, President and CEO, Volcano Corp.

Favorite book - Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand

Favorite quote - There are no bumps in the road, that is the road

Favorite restaurant / meal - Burrito, any dive Mexican place

Favorite thing to do on the weekends - Hangout with family

Favorite band/song - Lose Yourself, Eminem

Where were you born? Riverside, CA

If you could have another career, what would it be? ESPN sportscaster

Last concert you attended Ludacris, Fergie, etc for 93.3 concert

Favorite website www.wearesc.com

Alex Lukianov, CEO, NuVasive, Inc.

Favorite quote? Do you Feel Lucky?

Favorite TV show? Law and Order

Favorite restaurant/or favorite food? Pamplemousse

Favorite city? San Diego and NYC

Favorite actor/actress? Robert Di Niro and Julia Roberts

Can’t live without _________? Family, Fast Cars, and Wine

Where were you born? NYC

Last concert you attended ? Fleetwood Mac

If you could have another career, what would it be? Pro Soccer Player

Mary Fisher,President & CEO of SkinMedica

Favorite athlete: Andre Agassi

Favorite quote: "Do or do not ... there is no try," Yoda.

Favorite movie: Long Kiss Goodnight

Last vacation spot: St. Martin, French side, too long ago

Favorite thing to do on the weekends? Whatever my dogs want to do

Can't live without: Fred, my husband

Last concert: Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra

Favorite hobby: What's a hobby?

If you could have another career, what would it be? Mathematician

Favorite athlete? Tiger Woods

Favorite quote? "We have done so much with so little for so long that soon we will be expected to do everything with nothing!"

Favorite TV show? 24

Favorite actor/actress? Toss up between Tom Hanks and Russell Crowe

Last vacation spot? Kona Village on the Big Island of Hawaii

Favorite thing to do on the weekends? Go out to dinner with my wife, play golf, see a movie, work around the yard.

Can't live without sharing a glass of fine red wine with my wife?

Favorite hobby golf (used to be baseball then tennis but things change with age)?

If you could have another career, what would it be? High School Teacher

Vince Anido, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Ista Pharmaceuticals

With three ophthalmic products on the market, Irvine-based Ista Pharmaceuticals says it is the fastest-growing ophthalmic company and the fifth largest in the market. Vicente Anido, Jr., Ph.D., the resident and CEO of Ista Pharmaceuticals took a few minutes to answer our quick questions.

Favorite athlete: no individual athlete-- favorite team is the 1961 New York Yankees

Favorite quote: "You miss every shot you don't take," Wayne Gretzky

Favorite car: Ferrari Spider

Favorite restaurant/or favorite food: Bluewater Grill, on the harbor in Newport Beach. Seared tuna is my favorite dish.

Favorite thing to do on the weekends: any one of my hobbies- golfing, fishing, flying, working out (never have enough time)

Can’t live without Macallan single malt scotch, 18 years old.

Where were you born: Havana, Cuba

Last concert you attended: Bon Jovi

If you could have another career, what would it be: fighter pilot.

A few weeks before Arena Pharmaceuticals unblinds the data on their Phase III test of an exciting new weight loss drug, president and CEO Jack Lief took a few moments to answer some of our quick questions about some of his favorite things.

Favorite movie – The Last Samurai

Favorite book – Anything by Andrew Tobias or Scott Adams

Favorite TV show - 24

Favorite car – Porsche 928S

Favorite restaurant / meal - Sushi

Favorite city – San Diego

Favorite thing to do on the weekends – Relax, watch my koi

Can’t live without – My family

If you could have another career, what would it be? - Geologist

Favorite hobby - Gardening

Cause you have dedicated yourself to? San Diego AHA Start Walk.

As president and CEO of the largest independent drug development biotech company in San Diego, Amylin Pharmaceutical’s president and CEO and upcoming BIOCOM board chair Dan Bradbury is definitely a busy man. And with two exciting first-in-class diabetes drugs on the market since 2005, you can sure see why. Please take a moment to see his answers to some of our Quick Questions.

Favorite movie: Animal House

Favorite athlete: English Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton

Last vacation spot: Cabo San Lucas

Favorite hobby: Tennis

Favorite car: Ferrari

Last concert you attended: Rolling Stones

If you could have another career, what would it be: Fighter Pilot

Steve Worland
President and CEO
Anadys Pharmaceuticals

Anadys Pharmaceuticals’CEO Steve Worland came to the company in 2001 as its chief scientific officer after serving as vice president of antiviral research at Agouron Pharmaceuticals. Since taking over the reigns in 2007, Worland has led Anadys as it published exciting data on its various treatments for Hepatitis C and cancer, which have been on a roll since January. Here are his answers to some of our quick questions.

Favorite TV show: NFL football

Favorite restaurant: Pacifica Del Mar

Last Vacation spot: Salisbury, MA

Favorite hobby: Coaching youth sports

Can’t live without: Good data

Favorite band: Grateful Dead

Alternate career: Teacher

President and CEO, Sequel Pharmaceuticals and incoming BIOCOM Board Chair

After serving as CEO of Corvas International and selling off NovaCardia to Merck, Randy Woods got right back into it, launching his Sequel Pharmaceuticals, cardiovascular firm, with the same office, investors and with many of the same staff as his last company.