Michael Van Hoy
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology graduate from Northwestern University, with DPhil degree from University of Texas and MBA from University of Chicago. Currently working as Manager, Business Development at BD Technologies.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Groups: | Ignite Clean Energy (ICE) |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Texas System - Austin |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | BD Technologies, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina |
| Position: | Manager, Business Development |
| Time period: | March 2004 - Present |
| Description: | Scout new technologies, conduct market assessments, identify investment opportunities, and perform licensing functions . Liaise with the businesses and customers to ensure an applications-focused technology strategy. |
| Employer: | Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois |
| Position: | Technology Licensing Manager |
| Time period: | October 2003 - February 2004 |
| Description: | One of a select group of individuals personally approved by the President of the Molecular Diagnostic Division to help it achieve its aggressive growth objectives. Negotiated and drafted custom contracts including license, supply, and divestiture agreements. |
| Employer: | Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois |
| Position: | Technology Licensing Associate |
| Time period: | January 2001 - October 2003 |
| Description: | Negotiated and drafted custom contracts including license, supply, and divestiture agreements. Managed royalty budget for Diagnostic Division requiring comprehensive understanding of over 40 license agreements. Evaluated new product versus licensed intellectual property to determine potential royalty liability. Presented recommendations to senior management on licensing and product-line strategies.
• Identified and captured annual cost savings of nearly $1 million with a lifetime value approaching $10 million. • Implemented numerous process improvements to ensure that royalties were paid accurately and with less effort. |
| Employer: | Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois |
| Position: | Technical Leader |
| Time period: | June 1999 - December 2000 |
| Description: | Project Manager/Lead Scientist for various new and existing products.
• Led multi-functional team to reformulate and launch a multi-million dollar flagship product for the detection of cancer to better meet customer needs. Data package for reformulation was submitted to the Food and Drug Administration and approved without any deficiencies. |
| Employer: | Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois |
| Position: | Technical Specialist |
| Time period: | September 1993 - May 1999 |
| Description: | Developed new products and improved existing products. Carried production and quality assurance goals for numerous products. Investigated technical problems using DOE and statistical methods. Mentored other team members.
• Led development of six products now selling on a platform accounting for over $1 billion in sales annually. • Developed improved manufacturing and testing processes for several multi-million dollar products thus avoiding off-market situations. • Implemented numerous product improvements, using techniques such as Statistical Process Control and Design of Experiments, to replace existing product contact commodities with those that were more durable and robust to environmental conditions and optimize product fill volumes. • Extended dating on several products by 50 to 100% resulting in decreased standard cost and improved customer satisfaction. • Developed a software feature to track labor utilization and improve resource allocation. Program was successfully deployed across an entire business unit. • Obtained manufacturing and testing certifications which were successfully used to identify and implement numerous product improvements. • Selected by Corporate Officer and other senior management to be candidate for MBA tuition reimbursement. • Curtain-Call Award Winner for Most Significant Technical Product Related Activity (1994) |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Chicago |
| Time period: | 2003 |
| Degree: | Finance and Strategic Management, MBA |
| University: | University of Texas System - Austin |
| Time period: | 1994 |
| Degree: | Biochemistry, DPhil |
| University: | Northwestern University |
| Time period: | 1987 |
| Degree: | Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, BA |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | Hansen. A., Van Hoy, M. and Kodadek,T. (1991) "Spectroscopic studies of the DNA binding site for the zinc finger protein" Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 175, 492-499.
Van Hoy, M., Hansen, A. and Kodadek, T. (1992) "Spectroscopic studies of a transcriptional activation peptide" J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 114, 362-363. Van Hoy, M., Leuther, K., Kodadek, T. and Johnston, S.A. (1993) "The acidic activation domains of the GCN4 and GAL4 proteins are not alfa-helical, but form beta-sheets" Cell 72, 587-594. |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | o Licensing Executives Society (2001 – Present)
o American Association for Clinical Chemistry (2006- Present) o Society for Molecular Imaging (2005 – 2006) |
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Direct Energy
Direct Energy supplies and installs direct exchange geothermal heat pumps that tap into the natural heat capacity of the Earth to save up to 70% on energy costs for heating and cooling domestic and commercial water and space.
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Ground Up Builders
Ground Up Builders will pioneer in building affordable green homes, harnessing the earth’s free energy to create energy efficient and ultimately, zero energy consuming house for the population of Central San Joaquin Valley, California.
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Julia Tikunova
B.A. in Sociology from Lomonosov Moscow State University, pursuing M.Sc. in Management from HEC School of Management, Media Specialist at Optimum Media Moscow (2006) Business/ Marketing Consultant at BioRxn, LLC (01/09-08-09).
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David Rankin
VP Programs at a foundation that supports environmental innovators. University of Chicago MBA; Drucker School Graduate work, Miami University B. Phil: Environmental Science