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John Patton, inventor of inhaled insulin, describes how Genentech declined to develop his revolutionary delivery system, and how almost killing his CEO led to VC money. By Kristen Philipkoski. This Q&A is available as a .
Rob Chess, executive chairman of the board at Nektar, served as the company's first CEO.Image courtesy Nektar Therapeutics

