Executive Management & Board of Directors
Biolog is led by an experienced Senior Management Team and Board of Directors
Senior Management
Barry R. Bochner, Ph.D.
President, CEO & CSO
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President, CEO & CSO
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Barry co-founded Biolog and currently serves as President
and Chairman of the Board of Directors. He has led the R&D efforts at Biolog
since its inception, resulting in numerous issued or allowed U.S. and international
patents. Prior to Biolog, he was a senior scientist and group leader at Genentech, Inc.,
working on production of recombinant proteins in microorganisms. Barry earned an S.B.
in Biology and an S.M. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Ph.D. in
Bioengineering from the University of Michigan, and was a Senior Postdoctoral Fellow
in Biochemistry with Bruce N. Ames, Ph.D., at the University of California, Berkeley.
Edwin R. Fineman
Vice President of Finance, CFO
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Vice President of Finance, CFO
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Edwin Fineman, Vice President of Finance, has more than 23 years
experience in a wide range of finance, accounting and administrative roles in
the medical diagnostic, business services, industrial products and computer
industries. Ed has held positions of responsibility in companies ranging
from start-up enterprises to large, publicly-traded multi-national corporations.
Prior to joining Biolog, Ed was V.P. Finance and Corporate Controller for WageWorks,
Inc; Director of Finance for Acuson Corporation and Divisional Controller for Raychem
Corporation. Ed has a B.S. degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a
M.B.A. degree from the University of Texas, Austin.
Douglas E. Rife
Vice President of Operations
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Vice President of Operations
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Doug has over 30 years of management experience in operations
for diagnostic companies in the medical, agricultural, and microbiological fields.
His previous experience includes direct management of manufacturing and materials
functions for departments ranging from startup to 60 employees. Prior to joining
Biolog, he was Vice President of Operations for ChemTrak, Inc. Doug's early career
was in chemical processing, production, and inventory management with diagnostic
subsidiaries of Smith Kline & French, and G. D. Searle. He was certified at the
fellow level in MRP by the American Production and Inventory Control Society. He
served as a noncommissioned officer with the U.S. Army Signal Corps, and has a B.A.
in Chemistry with Honors from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
John Pietrzyk, MBA
Vice President of Cell Biology Business Development
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Vice President of Cell Biology Business Development
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Mr. Pietrzyk brings 25 years of progressive senior-level business development experience in the life sciences. Prior to joining Biolog he was founder and president
of Biomimetic Connection, a company active in university IP transfer, where he established multi-year service agreements with fourteen biomedical corporations.
Previously he was VPBD of Silicon Genetics, developing genomics software-hardware platform co-marketing agreements, and positioning the company for its aquisition by Agilent Technologies.
His research periods include 5 years as a senior research associate at AGRI, Inc. developing viral vaccines, 2 years as a medical researcher at Stanford University conducting mitochondrial research, and 2 years at the University of California, S.F. working on human growth hormones. He has a B.A. in physics from U.C. Berkeley, an M.A. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from California State University, S.F., and an M.B.A. from Dominican University.
Previously he was VPBD of Silicon Genetics, developing genomics software-hardware platform co-marketing agreements, and positioning the company for its aquisition by Agilent Technologies.
His research periods include 5 years as a senior research associate at AGRI, Inc. developing viral vaccines, 2 years as a medical researcher at Stanford University conducting mitochondrial research, and 2 years at the University of California, S.F. working on human growth hormones. He has a B.A. in physics from U.C. Berkeley, an M.A. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from California State University, S.F., and an M.B.A. from Dominican University.
Board of Directors
Barry R. Bochner, Ph.D., Chairman and President
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Barry co-founded Biolog and currently serves as President
and Chairman of the Board of Directors. He has led the R&D efforts at Biolog
since its inception, resulting in numerous issued or allowed U.S. and international
patents. Prior to Biolog, he was a senior scientist and group leader at Genentech, Inc.,
working on production of recombinant proteins in microorganisms. Barry earned an S.B.
in Biology and an S.M. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Ph.D. in
Bioengineering from the University of Michigan, and was a Senior Postdoctoral Fellow
in Biochemistry with Bruce N. Ames, Ph.D., at the University of California, Berkeley.
Donald W. Barnby, S.M., M.B.A., Director
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Don co-founded Biolog and served as the
Company's President and CEO, CFO and Corporate Secretary through 1999. Don began
his career with Owens-Illinois, Inc. as an Industrial Engineer, and left to join
Sinclair Koppers Company where he was promoted to Plant Manager. In 1971 and 1972,
Don served as Deputy Chief of the Control Division, Pay Board, in the Executive
Office of the President of the United States. From 1977 to 1980, he was a consultant
to new venture start-ups and served as President of Innovative Design Company. He
also served as an officer in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Don received an S.B. in
Chemical Engineering and an S.M. in Chemical Engineering Practice from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, and an M.B.A. in Finance and Marketing from the Stanford
University Graduate School of Business.
Dennis. W. Harris, Ph.D., Director
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Dennis has held high positions in science
and management in some of the most innovative and successful biotech companies. He
obtained his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Sussex. In a 19 year career at Amersham he rose to the position of Vice President, R&D, North America. He has since held positions as Senior V. P., R&D and Business Development at Aclara Biosciences, Exec. V. P. R&D at Vitra Bioscience, CSO and V. P., Global R&D and Business Development at Serologicals Corporation and Corporate V. P. and CSO at Millipore Corporation. Dennis is currently CSO at IntegenX Inc., a Company he co- founded in 2003.
Scientific Advisory Boards
Phenotype MicroArray Board
Bruce N. Ames, Ph.D.
Kenn Rudd, Ph.D.
John M. Sedivy, Ph.D.
Kenn Rudd, Ph.D.
John M. Sedivy, Ph.D.
Microbiology Board
John L. Ingraham, Ph.D.
Elliot Juni, Ph.D.
Ralph S. Wolfe, Ph.D.
Elliot Juni, Ph.D.
Ralph S. Wolfe, Ph.D.
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Biolog has two scientific advisory boards, one for our
Phenotype MicroArray business and one for the Microbiology business.
Phenotype MicroArray Board
Bruce N. Ames, Ph.D.
Past Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Ames is a preeminent scientist, acknowledged by many international awards. He is known worldwide for the Ames Salmonella Test ("Ames Test") which has become a standard method in toxicology for identifying carcinogenic chemicals. His multidisciplined background includes work in biochemistry, metabolism, microbiology, cell biology, regulation of gene expression, and detection of environmental chemicals that cause damage to DNA. Dr. Ames is currently working on the biochemical genetics of human cells with particular focus on aging and cancer.
Past Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Ames is a preeminent scientist, acknowledged by many international awards. He is known worldwide for the Ames Salmonella Test ("Ames Test") which has become a standard method in toxicology for identifying carcinogenic chemicals. His multidisciplined background includes work in biochemistry, metabolism, microbiology, cell biology, regulation of gene expression, and detection of environmental chemicals that cause damage to DNA. Dr. Ames is currently working on the biochemical genetics of human cells with particular focus on aging and cancer.
Kenn Rudd, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami, Miami, FL. Dr. Rudd has been a Professor at the University of Miami since 1997. Prior to joining the University, Dr. Rudd was at the National Institutes of Health from 1983 through 1987, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 1987 through 1991. From 1991 through 1996, Dr. Rudd was at the National Center for Biotechnology Information. He is a highly regarded expert and pioneer in bioinformatics, especially in detailed genome annotation of model cell organisms, such as Salmonella and E. coli.
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami, Miami, FL. Dr. Rudd has been a Professor at the University of Miami since 1997. Prior to joining the University, Dr. Rudd was at the National Institutes of Health from 1983 through 1987, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 1987 through 1991. From 1991 through 1996, Dr. Rudd was at the National Center for Biotechnology Information. He is a highly regarded expert and pioneer in bioinformatics, especially in detailed genome annotation of model cell organisms, such as Salmonella and E. coli.
John M. Sedivy, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University since 1996. In 2000, Dr. Sedivy became the Director of the Center for Genetics and Genomics at Brown University. From 1988 to 1995, Dr. Sedivy was an Assistant and then Associate Professor at Yale University in the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. Dr. Sedivy is a highly regarded expert in somatic cell genetics, with particular interest in cell cycle regulation and cancer.
Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University since 1996. In 2000, Dr. Sedivy became the Director of the Center for Genetics and Genomics at Brown University. From 1988 to 1995, Dr. Sedivy was an Assistant and then Associate Professor at Yale University in the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. Dr. Sedivy is a highly regarded expert in somatic cell genetics, with particular interest in cell cycle regulation and cancer.
Microbiology Board
John L. Ingraham, Ph.D.
Past President of the American Society for Microbiology and Past Chairman of the Department of Bacteriology, University of California, Davis. Dr. Ingraham is an internationally renowned expert in microbial physiology, co-author of several major textbooks in the field, and former editor-in-chief of Microbiological Reviews. His research principally centered around the physiological genetics of pseudomonads. He has studied various microorganisms and their commercial applications including yeasts, wine fermentations, and the production of aliphatic alcohols. Other areas of research have included physiological genetics of bacteria, denitrification, biosynthesis, and regulation of metabolism in bacteria.
Past President of the American Society for Microbiology and Past Chairman of the Department of Bacteriology, University of California, Davis. Dr. Ingraham is an internationally renowned expert in microbial physiology, co-author of several major textbooks in the field, and former editor-in-chief of Microbiological Reviews. His research principally centered around the physiological genetics of pseudomonads. He has studied various microorganisms and their commercial applications including yeasts, wine fermentations, and the production of aliphatic alcohols. Other areas of research have included physiological genetics of bacteria, denitrification, biosynthesis, and regulation of metabolism in bacteria.
Elliot Juni, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Michigan. Dr. Juni is a distinguished scientist and educator. He has expertise in both genetic and metabolic aspects of microbiology. He has pioneered in developing and applying techniques based on bacterial transformation. The techniques he developed have proven extremely helpful in defining the bacterial taxonomy of Acinetobacters and Moraxellas. His expertise in that area has been valuable to Biolog in the development of its bacteria identification products. He has developed and patented a transformation-based assay for the diagnosis of gonorrhea from specimens that do not have viable cells.
Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Michigan. Dr. Juni is a distinguished scientist and educator. He has expertise in both genetic and metabolic aspects of microbiology. He has pioneered in developing and applying techniques based on bacterial transformation. The techniques he developed have proven extremely helpful in defining the bacterial taxonomy of Acinetobacters and Moraxellas. His expertise in that area has been valuable to Biolog in the development of its bacteria identification products. He has developed and patented a transformation-based assay for the diagnosis of gonorrhea from specimens that do not have viable cells.
Ralph S. Wolfe, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology, University of Illinois. Dr. Wolfe is a preeminent authority on anaerobic bacteria and anaerobic metabolism. His current work focuses on methanogens, a group of microorganisms which he and his co-workers discovered in the 1970's. Dr. Wolfe and his colleagues showed that methanogens belong to an ancient and phylogenetically distinct group of life forms which probably played an important role in the early evolution of the planet. Prior to this, he worked on photosynthetic bacteria, bioenergetics, and microbial metabolism of minerals. Over his extensive career, he has dealt with diverse and fundamental problems in microbiology including physiology, metabolism, taxonomy, ecology, and design of selective enrichment media.
Professor of Microbiology, University of Illinois. Dr. Wolfe is a preeminent authority on anaerobic bacteria and anaerobic metabolism. His current work focuses on methanogens, a group of microorganisms which he and his co-workers discovered in the 1970's. Dr. Wolfe and his colleagues showed that methanogens belong to an ancient and phylogenetically distinct group of life forms which probably played an important role in the early evolution of the planet. Prior to this, he worked on photosynthetic bacteria, bioenergetics, and microbial metabolism of minerals. Over his extensive career, he has dealt with diverse and fundamental problems in microbiology including physiology, metabolism, taxonomy, ecology, and design of selective enrichment media.


