Chris Butt Email and Phone Number
Global R&D Program Management & Representation – Laboratory Operations & Safety Research and Product Development Professional with over 25 years of progressive and diverse R&D experience. Dynamic leader with a focus on customers and strategic partners. Keen abilities in maximizing efficiency through strategic solutions and situational leadership. Demonstrated record of delivering and representing high-level science while shaping lean R&D teams. Excellent interpersonal skills capable of building quick rapport with diverse associates, KOLs, corporate officers and customers in a global environment. Specific expertise in:Global R&D leadership and networkingCommunicating R&D to global customersLaboratory design & workflow logisticsQuality science for patent applicationsManaging new product developmentNew applications for existing productsR&D team building and outsourcingContract negotiation
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Scientific Executive And Translational Neuroscience SmeComing SoonBoulder, Co, Us
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Senior Director, NeuroscienceInotiv Apr 2021 - PresentWest Lafayette, In, Us• Interface with customers at the CEO, CSO, VP, and director levels producing >$800K in revenue in the first year of business, 25% YOY growth in year 2, and 100% YOY growth in year 3• Provide full-spectrum science as a service, aligning with partners to move small molecules, biologics, and antisense oligonucleotides through drug development• Oversee >100 immunity/inflammation, gut, bone, surgical, and neuroscience models as a member of the IACUC -
Vice President Of ResearchBolder Biopath, Inc. Jan 2020 - Apr 2021Boulder, Co, Us• Contribute to the strategic decision to merge Bolder BioPATH with Inotiv resulting in increased company valuation and IND-enabling capabilities• Drive the development of >25 non-clinical models in <18 months, including Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, TBI, Fragile X, epilepsy, cognition, anxiety, and depression -
Senior Science Fellow, Biological ModelsDsm Jul 2019 - Jan 2020Heerlen, Limburg, Nl• Lead non-clinical strategy, international KOL and CRO networks, and the implementation of new technologies necessary for the support of multimillion-dollar commercial products and medical devices• Coordinate ~$2M of R&D resources, champion ideas, and future-proof internal and external capabilities in the nervous, immune, bone, and gut systems -
Site DirectorDsm Oct 2013 - Jan 2020Heerlen, Limburg, Nl• Re-design laboratories and negotiate leases to reduce costs by $2M over 5 years• Right-size the Boulder site as part of Martek’s integration into DSM• Manage facility operations, personnel safety, DEA licensure and reduced greenhouse gas emissions through recycling/composting and energy savings programs
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R&D Business Segment LeadDsm Jan 2018 - Jul 2019Heerlen, Limburg, Nl• Connect R&D to alliance partner needs by enabling joint development agreements that result in up to 50% cost sharing on business research projects• Organize and author international, strategic documents that combine regulatory and scientific expertise to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of company products• Enhance clinical trial success by merging quantitative proteomics with mini-organ technologies in a $250K project to assess genetic influences on biomarker responses • Lead a 5-person, global team (US, EU and APAC) that includes clinical scientists • Deliver timely data that save the company over $1M per project• Obtained GCP certification (Barnett International training course, 2019)
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Principal Scientist Ii, Translational BiologyDsm May 2017 - Jan 2018Heerlen, Limburg, Nl• Lead the de-risking of R&D by developing computer modeling (i.e. in silico screening) and finding novel biomarker responses that result in patentable line extensions• Manage the U.S. preclinical laboratory reporting to the Global Head of R&D
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Principal Scientist, Biological ModelsDsm Dec 2010 - Apr 2017Heerlen, Limburg, Nl• Carry small molecule application development from discovery to preclinical efficacy, through stage-gate review, and translate findings to clinical studies• Manage the U.S. preclinical laboratory reporting to Switzerland in a matrixed hierarchy• Delivered findings at 1 press conference and 17 international conferences • 2 granted patents, 5 patent applications, 2 book chapters and 12 publications
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Principal Scientist, Discovery NeuroscienceMartek Biosciences Jun 2007 - Dec 2010• Manage neuroscience resources (~$1.2M), report to the Chief Scientific Officer, and move functional lipids and sugars through the stage-gate approvals of product development• Assess the IP and scientific capabilities of potential acquisitions• Plan and coordinate the building of a laboratory (~$200K), its capital acquisitions (~$500K), and the hiring of 6 employees with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion• Represent and successfully integrate the group during Martek’s acquisition by DSM -
Assistant Professor Of Neuroscience & Radiation Safety OfficerWest Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine Jul 2005 - Jun 2007Lewisburg, West Virginia, Us• Test a medical device that correlates oral toxins with chronic diseases, obtain IRB approval and HIPAA certification, and manage 1 medical resident• Principal Investigator for 4 funded projects that begin at the genome, center on receptor function, and translate to in vivo testing of therapeutics for nicotine and alcohol abuse• Organize 6 faculty members and teach the 36-hour Medical Neuroscience curriculum for 200 first-year medical students• Chair the Nervous System curriculum for second-year medical students and coordinate 3 visiting lecturers and 9 clinical and preclinical faculty members• Trained and managed 9 work-study students and 2 research assistants• Delivered 2 peer-reviewed publications and 5 international presentations• Appointed as RSO and acquired NRC licensure for the school to use radioactive materials -
Research Fellow/AssociateInstitute For Behavioral Genetics, University Of Colorado-Boulder Sep 2000 - Jun 2005Boulder, Colorado, UsNIH-funded projects centered on the pharmacogenetics, neurochemistry, and behavior related to the interactions between nicotine and alcohol. -
Subcontracted Scientific ConsultantCbr International Mar 2004 - Apr 2004Provided scientific oversight on a protocol for the production of a vaccine through a fermentation method.
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Scientific ConsultantKentucky State Police May 2000 - Aug 2000Contributed to the building of a statistical model that correlated the chemical profiles of samples, as determined by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), with the locations of the samples’ origins.
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Research Associate/Grad StudentUniversity Of Kentucky 1995 - 2000Lexington, Ky, UsNIH-funded projects centered on the role of cholinergic receptor subtypes in the wiring of the retina to the brain during development. -
Operating Room TechnicianIndiana Surgery Center North Aug 1994 - May 1995Coordinated with a large group of physicians and nurses to ensure that surgical supplies and instruments were available for orthopedic, laproscopic, eye, and plastic surgeries
Chris Butt Education Details
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Vanderbilt UniversityBiology W/ Chemistry Minor -
University Of KentuckyNeurobiology
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University Of Colorado BoulderPharmacogenetics And Addiction-Related Behavior
Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Butt
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Chris Butt works for Coming Soon
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Chris Butt's current role is Scientific Executive and Translational Neuroscience SME.
What schools did Chris Butt attend?
Chris Butt attended Vanderbilt University, University Of Kentucky, University Of Colorado Boulder.
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