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Myriad Genetics' Meldrum Is Best In Biotech

Stock quotes in this article: MYGN , ELN , IDIX , EBS , GILD , IDMI , SQNM  

The winner of the Best Biotech CEO of the Year award goes to Myriad Genetics (MYGN Quote) Chief Executive Peter Meldrum.

Meldrum takes home the Swanson Trophy (named in honor of Robert Swanson, Genentech's(DNA Quote) founding CEO) for pulling off one of the smartest drug licensing deals of all time.

Last May, Meldrum persuaded Danish drug firm Lundbeck to fork over $100 million upfront in exchange for European commercial rights to Myriad's experimental Alzheimer's disease drug Flurizan. ...

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