Primary Job Title Board Member Primary Organization 
Idun Pharmaceuticals
Gender Male
Investor Type
William Gerber, MD was an Investment Partner with Bay City Capital from 2004 to 2013. He is retiring from his role as Investment Partner; however, he will remain as an active advisor to the firm. Prior to his role with Bay City Capital, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Epoch Biosciences, which was acquired by Nanogen in 2004.
Prior to Epoch, William served as President and Chief Executive Officer of diaDexus LLC, a joint venture established by Incyte Pharmaceuticals and SmithKline Beecham to apply genomics to the discovery of novel diagnostic products. William also served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Onyx Pharmaceuticals, as President of Chiron Diagnostics, and as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the PCR Division of Cetus Corporation. He is a member of the board of directors of Aviir, Inc., Nabsys, and SynGen, Inc. William also served on and was President of the Board of Medical Quality Assurance, State of California. He received his MD and BS degrees from University of California, San Francisco Medical Center after attending Dartmouth College.
