DR. MICHAEL CHANG

Dr. Chang is the Chairman of OBI, and founder of both Optimer Pharmaceuticals and OBI. In 1994, Dr. Chang established Pharmanex, a health products company, which was acquired by NuSkin Enterprises, where he was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser. Prior to this, he founded Cinogen in 1993. Dr. Chang was formerly the Director of Medical Chemistry at Rhone-Poulenc Rorer and Deputy Director of Medicinal Chemistry at Merck, Sharpe & Dohme (US Merck).

Dr. Chang received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Brandeis University, and conducted postdoctoral research at MIT. He received his BS in Chemistry from Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan. He holds 39 patents and has published more than 69 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals.