Ralph Sinibaldi, Ph.D., Vice President, Product Development, has worked in molecular biology research and development for more than 30 years. He is an innovator in the areas of genomics, gene expression, DNA microarrays and drug discovery. Ralph has more than 23 years of experience in biotechnology management. He has been involved in both startups and large global life science companies. These companies include Sandoz (Novartis), QIAGEN/Operon, AgraQuest and Genospectra (Panomics). He was awarded the Sandoz Presidential Award for innovative research and has published over 45 scientific articles and abstracts on original research and received 3 patents. Ralph�s experiences encompass research, product development, marketing management as well as business development and teaching. He was directly involved in the development of over 30 products at Sandoz and Operon. Ralph has completed business management training at UC Berkeley and has BS, MS, and PhD degrees in biology from the University of Illinois. He received postdoctoral training at the University of Illinois Medical Center and at the University of Chicago. He was the recipient of a Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Cancer Fund postdoctoral fellowship. Ralph continues his interest in science education by developing and offering courses in biology and biotechnology as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Lake Tahoe College in South Lake Tahoe, CA. |