SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nanogen, Inc. (Nasdaq:NGEN), developer of advanced diagnostic products, announced that Dr. William G. Gerber, a non-independent member of the company’s board of directors, resigned from the board, effective as of May 1, 2007. His resignation restores compliance with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4350(c)(1), which requires a majority of members of the board of directors to be comprised of independent directors. The non-compliance resulted from the appointment of Dr. Heiner Dreismann, a non-independent director, to the company’s board on October 31, 2006.
