Dr Denis R Burger has co-founded Trinity Biotech plc based in Dublin Ireland in June 1992 and acted as Chairman from 1992 to 1995 and now serves on the Board of Directors of the Company. Dr. Burger was the past Chairman Chief Executive Officer and a director of AVI Biopharma Inc an Oregon based biotechnology company. Dr. Burger is also a partner in Sovereign Ventures a healthcare consulting and funding firm based in Portland Oregon. He was a co-founder and from 1981 to 1990 Chairman of Epitope Inc. In addition Dr. Burger has held a professorship in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Surgery (Surgical Oncology) at the Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland. Dr. Burger received his Master of Science and PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Arizona. |