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Hamburg, De

Key responsibilities include identification and evaluation of attractive investments and partnering opportunities in the U.S. and Canada for the Eppendorf Innovation Company (EpIC) which is a new department of Eppendorf SE. EpIC serves as Eppendorf’s interface to innovative startups and other novel technology centers. Further duties extend to building up EpIC’s external network within the region’s life science ecosystem and making contributions to EpIC’s business-investment strategy. EpIC’s scope includes areas such as instrumentation automation, innovative approaches to sample preparation for multi-omics, life science tools to support cell and gene therapy (CGT) processing upstream or downstream of stirred bioreactor scaling and digital solutions for improving laboratory processes. Eppendorf is a leading life science company that develops and sells instruments, consumables and services for liquid, sample and cell handling in laboratories worldwide. Eppendorf products are most broadly used in academic and commercial research laboratories, e.g., in companies from the pharmaceutical and biotechnological as well as the chemical and food industries. They are also used in laboratories that perform clinical or environmental analysis, in forensic laboratories and in industrial laboratories where process analysis, production and quality assurance are performed.Eppendorf was founded in Hamburg, Germany in 1945 and currently has over 4,500 employees worldwide. The company has subsidiaries in 28 countries and is represented in all its other important markets by distributors.

Provider of professional assistance with business case preparation, market evaluations and negotiation planning.

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

In this role I held responsibility coverage for Lerner Research Institute, Pathology Laboratory Medicine Institute, Taussig Cancer Institute and Endocrine Metabolism Institute while leading a team whose mission is to provide support across the spectrum of researchers in these Institutes who are seeking intellectual property protection for novel disclosures, marketing of their discoveries to potential partners, assistance in understanding the commercialization pathway and the successful conclusion of licensing or sponsored research agreements around their life science-related IP.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Member of the Office of Entrepreneurial Affairs and Technology Commercialization with responsibility for evaluating university technologies, determining patent strategy, identifying partners for UC intellectual property and negotiating/closing license and other agreements.

Provider of professional assistance with business case preparation, market evaluations and negotiation planning.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

My responsibilities as head of business development and licensing for Myriad Genetic Laboratories included identifying potential new business lines, acquisition candidates, product line extensions and novel biomarkers with the associated directive to lead business negotiations and due diligence tied to securing such externally-derived growth engines in complement to MGL's internal research group.

Switzerland 🇨🇭 , Ch

Secured global business opportunites related to the technical or business advancement of patient monitoring, infusion therapy and diabetes management products-services as well as for other decentralized testing applications. Lead negotiations, helped develop business unit strategies and created financial analyses underpinning the decision processes for such product or company acquisitions. Interacted on both a business unit and divisional level with management and peers who supported other business lines.

Switzerland 🇨🇭 , Ch

Created operational template and process for BD-related opportunity assessments. Member of idea screening committee at BU level for two units. Lead various opportunity evaluation, in-licensing and negotiation teams. Drove and/or sponsored market research projects utilizing internal and consultant resources. Participant in multiple cross-functional and international teams responsibility for developing and articulating a preferred strategic direction.

Evaluated technology and business aspects of point-of-care testing opportunities, directed market research and conducted in/out-licensing negotiations. Lead research teams developing centralized diagnostic tests in TDM and serology applications. Lead research teams developing point-of-care tests for infectious disease applications.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Microbiology And Immunology

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Marketing

Master Of Science (M.S.), Microbiology And Immunology

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Medical Microbiology And Bacteriology