John B. Bodner, Phd Email & Phone Number

Libertyville, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Development of synoptic reports in the field of pathology

Greater Chicago Area

Successfully introduced the first rapid pathogen detection system based on molecular vibrational spectroscopy (Raman) to the food safety market. As senior member of the strategic leadership team, led all aspects of commercialization on the first use of surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy for the detection of food pathogens. Direct management of early stage reagent and instrument development through regulatory certification. Built the operational infrastructure to launch the system to the market. Establishment and management of complex supply chains delivering both performance and cost required for commercial success.

Northfield, Il

Led collaboration with Marketing in the design and implementation of a formal stage-gate process to assess opportunities relative to the CAP enterprise strategic themes. Leveraged core strengths in product life cycle development to define critical gate requirements to assess programs against.

Northfield, Il

Member of LIP leadership team and CAP Extended Leadership Team. Direct accountability for delivery of new proficiency testing programs, in a cross-functional team environment, to the clinical laboratory; exceeded year one new revenue goal of $1.0MM in each year from 2008 - 2016 (2015 actual $1.57MM, 2016 actual $1.31MM). Expanded scope and processes of new product development in LIP that led to successful commercialization of an innovative web-based, pathologist-centric, quality management tool. Drove the first to market Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) proficiency program in 2015. Expanded NGS portfolio to 4 additional PT programs including an innovative web based informatics program.Publication:A Model Study of In Silico Proficiency Testing for Clinical Next Generation Sequencing. Eric Duncavage, Haley Abel, Jason Merker, John Bodner, Qin Zhao, Karl Voelkerding, and John Pfeifer, Manuscript (2016)

Summit-Argo, Il

Early stage biotechnology company engaged in developing novel diagnostic detection technology for use in the life science, clinical and industrial market space. Member of the Corporate leadership team. Accountable for the commercialization of Sword Diagnostics’ label detection technology.

Abbott Park, Il

Responsible for leading in technical investigations related to manufacturing non-conformances and in studies focused on manufacturing process improvements. Primary contact for the manufacturing of the IMx Tacrolimus II assay with divisional sales of $25 MM per year. I successfully mitigated several off-market situations by leading multiple cross-functional teams in the utilization of Six Sigma to analyze and correct manufacturing issues. Delivered on multiple activities that resulted in the rescue of distressed inventory and avoidance of material destruction in 2004 that resulted in divisional savings $0.3 million. Member of a cross-functional team formed to work on division initiative in process validations.

Abbott Park, Il

Managed R&D department of 15 members composed of senior (Ph.D.) and junior scientists engaged in new product development using lateral flow technology, with a budget of $3.5MM.Domestic R&D point of contact on collaborative efforts with Abbott subsidiary in Japan on advancing low cost lateral flow platform manufacturing technology. Networked with WHO and South Africa Health Industry on low cost diagnostic product design.Publication:"Near-Patient Tests: TestPack Plus®". Bodner, J.B. (2001) The Immunoassay Handbook, Wild, D., Editor.

Abbott Park, Il

Managed R&D laboratory section composed of 9 scientists, funded to increase division efforts on new product development in the area of rapid test methodology. Managed successful collaboration with Johnson & Johnson on an improved consumer pregnancy test. Secured corporate funding to explore new analyte targets to expanded offerings in proprietary rapid flow technology.

Abbott Park, Il

Managed R&D laboratory section that was composed of 5 scientists engaged in evaluation of IMx instrument menu expansion in the area of sexually transmitted diseases. Launched the first swab based assay on the IMx instrument, IMx SELECT Chlamydia and developed a new filter design that reduced the standard cost of the test by approximately $0.40Publication:Assessing Potential Sources of Variability in Diagnostic Test Outcomes for Chlamydia Trachomatis. Hsueh, S., Hrusovsky, I., Bodner, J., and Rogers, J. Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Human Chlamydial Infections. Paris, France 1994.

Abbott Park, Il

Managed laboratory section that was composed of 15-25 scientists that were responsible for the on-market technical support of the IMx and TDx assays that comprised part of the division's strategy in thyroids, pregnancy/fertility, and metabolic/cardiovascular testing. Supported manufacturing organization on production and the quality organization on release testing of diagnostics kits for sale. Supported customer service and marketing on technical issues related to field performance issues in clinical labs.Publication:Automated Quantitation of Whole Molecule Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Free Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Subunit in the Abbott IMx® Analyzer. Figard, S.D., Bodner, J.B., Babik, D.M., Mlyniec, D.M., Simpson, B., Venetucci, M., and Ogunro, E.A. (1991) European Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry 29, 77-80.Patent:U.S. Patent Application # 5,451,527 "hCG Peptides For Use In Antibody Purification Procedures,“Sarin, V. and Bodner, J. to Abbott Laboratories

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Biological Sciences

Thesis: Approaches to the Study of the Molecular Structure of DNA Polymerase I from E. coli Publication: E. coli DNA Polymerase I.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Biochemistry

Thesis: Effect of Serum Growth Factors on Intracellular Protein Degradation in Cell Culture Publication: Inhibition of Protein Breakdown.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biochemistry And Microbiology

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department Of Biochemistry School Of Medicine, Dna Replication

Research interest was the enzymology of DNA replication. Experimental studies were designed to examine the interaction of enzymes.