BIOPRESERVATION - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- CEO and Co - Founder of Vineti
Andrew Hinson joined the Board in February 2007. Mr. Hinson served as Vice President of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs for LoneStar Heart, Inc. from 2004 to 2016. Mr. Hinson previously served as the Senior Director of research and clinical development at AnGes MG, Inc. (TSE: 4563) a biotechnology firm engaged in the development and commercialization of novel gene and cell therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Prior to that Mr. Hinson had a long career with Procter & Gamble Pharmaceutical (NYSE:PG) holding multiple technical and management positions in research, clinical development and medical affairs. Mr. Hinson has diverse experience in the cell and gene therapy markets and extensive experience with regulatory affairs and clinical development of new therapies for cardiac, neurologic, and gastrointestinal diseases. The Board has determined that Mr. Hinson should serve as a director because of his experience and knowledge of companies in the biotechnology space.
Job Titles:
- Founder and CEO of Dark Horse Consulting
Dr. Davies is Founder and CEO of Dark Horse Consulting, a boutique practice focused on CMC and product development issues in cell and gene therapy. After training as a biochemist, chemical engineer and molecular biologist, Dr. Davies has worked in the cell and gene therapy field for some 20 years. He brings with him an extensive track record in manufacturing, operational management and commercial development, most recently as Chief Technology Officer for Capricor, Inc. and Vice President, Product Development for Geron Corporation's cell therapy programs. Dr. Davies received a MA in Biochemistry from the University of Cambridge and a PhD from the University of Birmingham. He conducted postdoctoral research at the Institute of Virology at Oxford and the University of California, San Francisco.
Job Titles:
- Global VP, Information Technology and Data Protection Officer ( EU GDPR )
Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at Ossium Health, Inc., a company developing the first cryopreserved bone marrow bank from deceased organ and tissue donors. Dr. Woods is also a Visiting Professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine, where he has held an Adjunct position since 2003. Dr. Woods has devoted his career to advancing cell culture and cryopreservation to facilitate mainstream clinical use of cellular therapies, originally co-founding General BioTechnology, LLC (GBT) in 1997 which he led for 15 years and through successful acquisition by COOK Medical in 2012. Dr. Woods is former President of the Society for Cryobiology and has published numerous peer reviewed manuscripts, book chapters and holds multiple patents in the field.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President, Global Operations
- Senior VP, Global Operations
Geraint Phillips assumed the role of Senior Vice President, Global Operations in January 2023. Before his appointment, Mr. Phillips served as Vice President, Freezer Operations. In that role, Mr. Phillips has been responsible for manufacturing, supply chain and engineering activities for all freezer operations. Mr. Phillips joined the Company in April 2021 as Vice President, ULT Freezer Operations upon completion of the acquisition of Global Cooling. Prior to joining that, Mr. Phillips served in a variety of strategic operations leadership roles with companies including PerkinElmer (2007-2016, most recently as Vice President of Global Operations, Environmental Health Division), Humanscale (2016-2019, as Vice President, Global Operations), Brooks Life Sciences (2019-2020, as Senior Director of BioRepository Operations) and most recently, Global Cooling Inc. (2020-2021, as Chief Operations Officer).
Job Titles:
- Senior Research Scientist With the Canadian Blood Services
Dr. Acker is a Senior Research Scientist with the Canadian Blood Services and a Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. He received his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science in Experimental Pathology and PhD in Medical Sciences degrees from the University of Alberta. Dr. Acker was a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He completed his Master of Business Administration in Technology Commercialization program at the Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta in 2009.
Dr. Cooley is a board certified dermatologist and diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (ABHRS). He has served in leadership positions including President of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) and co-editor of the Hair Transplant Forum, the main journal for hair transplant doctors. He has been performing hair transplants for almost 20 years.
Executive Vice President of Manufacturing at Mesoblast Limited (ASX: MSB; OTC ADR: MBLTY). Dr. McMannis was previously the Director, Cellular Therapy Laboratory, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, Division of Cancer Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Job Titles:
- Founder and Chief Product Officer of RoosterBio Inc
Jon A. Rowley, PhD, is the Founder and Chief Product Officer of RoosterBio Inc and has a personal goal of making significant contributions to the commercial translation of living cellular technologies. Jon holds a PhD from the University of Michigan in Biomedical Engineering and has authored over 35 peer reviewed manuscripts and 20 issued or pending patents related to biomaterials development, tissue engineering, and cellular therapy. He is alumni of BD, Aastrom and Lonza, and is also on the Board of Directors of FITCI, Frederick Maryland's local technology incubator.
Job Titles:
- Chairman - Audit Comittee
Mr. Schick joined the Board in November 2013. He has 13 years of experience as a Chief Financial Officer spanning four different mid-sized companies in various industries. Prior to his CFO experience, Mr. Schick was in various roles for seven years at Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE), including Senior Vice President of Finance. From this background, Mr. Schick has significant experience with SEC reporting, strategic planning, and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Schick started his career with Arthur Andersen and is a CPA who received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois. He is also on various non-profit boards and completed the Director Certification program at UCLA. The Board has determined that Mr. Schick should serve as a director because of his financial experience with public companies.
Job Titles:
- Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer at Illumina
Joydeep Goswami, Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer at Illumina, joined the BioLife board of directors on October 1, 2021. In his role, he is responsible for driving planning, strategic partnerships, and acquisitions.
Prior to Illumina, Mr. Goswami served as the President of Thermo Fisher Scientific's Clinical Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Oncology business unit, where he oversaw efforts that drove the adoption of NGS in clinical oncology, research and reproductive health. Goswami has held senior leadership roles across the pharma/biotech, diagnostics and research tool continuum, previously serving at companies such as Life Technologies and Invitrogen, in addition to Thermo Fisher Scientific. He has led teams across various functions, including sales, marketing, R&D and other support functions. Mr. Goswami served as President, Asia Pacific and Japan while at Thermo Fisher Scientific and created the Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Business Unit at Invitrogen. Additionally, he spent five years at McKinsey, where he specialized in strategy for pharmaceutical, medical technology and technology companies.
Mr. Goswami holds his MS, PhD in Chemical Engineering, and MBA from MIT and a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology.
Job Titles:
- Chief Quality Officer
- Chief Quality Officer at BioLife
Karen Foster has been chief quality officer at BioLife since December 2019. She joined the company as Vice President of Operations in April 2016. From 2003 to early 2016, Karen was Vice President of Laboratory Operations and Site Leader at ViaCord, LLC, a family cord blood bank, and subsidiary of PerkinElmer Inc.
Karen has managed manufacturing and quality operations in several capacities over the course of her 25-year career, for such companies as Pfizer, Inc. (formerly Pharmacia Corporation) and Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Inc. (formerly Pharmacia Biotech, Inc.)
She has two degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee: an MBA specializing in Operations Management, and an MS in Zoology. She earned her B.S. in Biological Sciences from Michigan Technological University.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Chief Executive Officer
With more than 30 years of entrepreneurial experience in the medical and high-tech industries, Michael Rice has the ideal background to serve as BioLife's President and Chief Executive Officer, a position he has held since 2006. Currently a director on the BioLife board, he also served as board chairman from August 2007 to November 2013.
Before joining BioLife, Michael was Senior Business Development Manager for Medical and Wireless Products at AMI Semiconductor from October 2004 to August 2006. Prior to that, he served as the Director of Marketing and Business Development at Cardiac Science, Inc., a manufacturer of automated external defibrillators, from October 2000 to August 2006. From May 1998 to October 2000, Michael was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for TEGRIS Corporation, a privately held network services provider. Michael started his career in 1986 at Physio Control Corporation, prior to its acquisition by Medtronic Inc. During his 12 years at Physio Control, he held a variety of sales and marketing management positions, simultaneously earning his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from City University of Seattle.
Job Titles:
- Global VP, Hardware and Electrical Engineering
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Roderick de Greef joined the BioLife board of directors in January, 2023 after retiring from his role with the company as Chief Operating Officer, which he held since November 2021. Previously, Mr. de Greef served as BioLife's Chief Financial Officer from May of 2016, and he also served on the board of directors of BioLife from January 2000 to October 2013.
Prior to his operating roles with BioLife, Mr. de Greef spent more than 20 years as Chief Financial Officer of several public and private life science and medical technology companies. Mr. de Greef has been a member of the board of directors of several private and public companies, and currently sits on the board of directors of Sirona Medical Technologies, the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital and North Country Healthcare.
Mr. de Greef has a bachelor's degree in Economics and International Relations from San Francisco State University, and an MBA from the University of Oregon. He also completed the UCLA Corporate Governance program in 2017. Mr. de Greef is a licensed Ham radio operator, a certified Wilderness First Aid provider and a restorer of very cool antique Indian motorcycles, not to mention one hell of a fly fisherman!
Job Titles:
- Chief Human Resources Officer
Principal, Advanced Cell and Gene Therapy, a consulting firm specializing in cell, gene, and tissue-based therapies. Dr. Burger works with clients in industry and academic centers worldwide, providing assistance in process development and validation, GMP/GTP manufacturing, GMP facility design and operation, regulatory affairs, technology evaluation, and strategic analysis.
Job Titles:
- Global VP, Software Engineering
Tim Moore has more than three decades of leadership experience in biopharmaceutical manufacturing and operations. Mr. Moore is currently the President and Chief Technical Officer at PACT Pharma. Prior to joining PACT, he served as Executive Vice President, Technical Operations at Kite, a Gilead Company, since March of 2016. During this time Mr. Moore was responsible for overseeing the process development, manufacturing, quality and supply chain for the launch of Yescarta®, one of the first CAR T therapies to be developed, manufactured and commercialized, as well as advancement of the Kite pipeline. In addition, Mr. Moore globally expanded the biopharmaceutical operations to serve and support the US, EU, as well as key partners in Asia. Prior to Kite, Mr. Moore served as the Senior Vice President, Head of Global Technical Operations - Biologics of Genentech, Inc. and as a member of the Genentech Executive Committee since 2010. In this role, Mr. Moore oversaw global leadership for more than 7,500 professionals across 10 internal sites and over 37 contract manufacturing organizations, as well as global manufacturing and end-to-end quality supply performance of more than 20 biological product families. Prior to that, Mr. Moore was Genentech's Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Global Engineering from 2007 to 2010. Previously, Mr. Moore served as Vice President, Operations at ZLB Behring (formerly Aventis Behring). He is currently a member of ISPE, PDA and has been a part of the Executive Committee of BioPhorum and serves as a Board member for Cerus. Mr. Moore received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Tulsa University and a M.S. in Engineering Management from Northwestern University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Financial Officer BBA
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