Nathan G. Butlin, PhD, CLP

VP Strategic Alliances, Ventures, Licensing, Biotechnology I have over 10 years of leadership and management experience within the life sciences and biotechnology industry. As a result, I have built a unique set of overall business skills and a highly scientific / technical background. I am able to leverage both in a variety of environments and company size as an executive leader, senior consultant, and subject matter expert. I have maintained a strong record of achieving business, regulatory, and technology development goals with multiple organizations. In addition, I have experience in technology scouting, translational research, and review as part of due diligence efforts for evaluating business opportunities. My expertise in the IVD space for immunoassay platform development lies within the context of the global marketplace and business trends, particularly for oral fluid (saliva) and the use of fluorescent reporters. Complementing my experience in licensing and IP management functions is my role as an inventor on multiple issued worldwide patents. The overall value I bring to organizations is this coveted combination of experiences and skills. SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS: ★ Axxin - Primary company representative for alliances, business development, and ventures in the Americas; Established core alliances across industry and academics. ★ Lumiphore – Led key technical & IP elements of multiple, international license agreement negotiations across three core business sectors (Diagnostics, Discovery, Pharma). ★ Biophor Diagnostics – Achieved 7 successful FDA 510(k) clearances of market-ready products for drugs of abuse tests in oral fluid. ★ United Immunoassay – Conceptualized, launched and doubled the growth of a successful online start-up in each of 3 consecutive years. ★ CELS-SFO – Evaluated and selected cloud membership management platform, incl. Website migration and virtual engagement elements. CREDENTIALS: ★ Ph.D. In Chemistry, Univ. Of California Davis ★ B.S. In Chemistry, McGill Univ. ★ BioExec Institute, Univ. Of California Berkeley, Center for Executive Education/Haas School of Business ★ Certified Licensing Professional (CLP)