Rick Rainey Email and Phone Number

As Sr. Venture Advisor, Rick supports the overall business commercialization efforts including development of business, sales, and marketing strategies, capital formation and milestone planning, competitor analyses, preparation of investment materials and presentations, and facilitating access to the Angel and Venture Capital markets. He specializes in areas with emphasis in Life Sciences.Throughout his tenure at i2E, Rick has advised hundreds of small business in Oklahoma and has served as a Board Member to many as a fiduciary. Those companies Rick has worked with have raised hundreds of millions of dollars from investors and federal sources. Some of those companies have enjoyed lucrative exits and meaningful partnerships.Rick has held management positions involving Quality Systems and Regulatory Affairs responsibilities for Pharmaceutical Formulations, Inc. and DPT Laboratories, Inc. During this time, he drafted and submitted Abbreviated New Drug Applications for OTC products, maintained company intellectual property, as well as hired and managed an Analytical Development team responsible for the transfer, qualification and training of customer methods in compliance with FDA processes. He worked closely with FDA and customers in annual manufacturing audits, and led the Pharmaceutical Formulations Quality Group through their acquisition by Leiner Health Products in 2005.Rick earned his BS in Chemistry from the University of Central Oklahoma which allowed him to pursue his interests in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Quality. He also holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Sciences in Philadelphia in Business (MBA), where he focused his studies on the pharmaceutical business model.