The Rooster,
You really should begin this list with the pre-merger Tekmira scientists who discovered MC3 (aka 2d Gen LNP) and who were promptly fired by Murray right after the old Tekmira-Protiva merger back in 2008.
By the way, if you look at the merger PR (
http://investor.tekmirapharm.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=534840), it says that "Timothy Ruane, Tekmira's current President and CEO, will resign upon the closing of the transaction but will continue to provide consulting services to Tekmira." Provide consulting services - exactly the same thing they wrote about Ian. So I wouldn't pay too much attention to it, I think it is just standard language Murray uses every time he kicks someone out.