JOHN W. HIGUCHI (M.B.A., President of Aciont, Salt Lake City) is President & COO of Aciont Inc., an ocular therapeutics company in Salt Lake City, UT. Higuchi has more than 14 years of experience in the area of product & technology licensing, finance & marketing management, public policy (in areas of biotechnology, health care research, and education) and research and development experience in start-up companies specializing in drug delivery. From 1997-2003, Higuchi served as Vice President of Business Development & Corporate Treasurer of Lipocine. Higuchi also has worked for the American Chemical Society. He received his B.S. degree in chemistry at Hope College, and his MBA and Master of Science in Information Systems from The George Washington University. |