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Industry Veterans Join Forces
To Provide Leading Edge Advisory in Ag Biologicals
Nick Macris
Founding Partner
Nick has 20+ years of experience in business development, strategy, M&A, manufacturing, raw material sourcing, and commercialization of early-stage biopesticide products. He has provided high impact value to assist startups in closing critical gaps in many areas, ultimately resulting in a more "investor-ready" company. Nick is a polished, skilled negotiator and strategist, and can help identify critical red flags in organizations.
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Innatrix, VP of Business Development
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Phospholutions, Dir of Business Development
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Champon Millenium Chemicals, Co-Owner
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Boost Biomes, Head of Business Development
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Terviva, Business Development
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Groundwork BioAg, Business Development
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Terramera, Dir of Business Development
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mOasis, Director of Sales & Marketing
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Intrexon, Acting President, Environmental
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Marrone Bio Innovations, VP of BD
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Purifics, Business Development Manager
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FMC Corporation, Industry Manager
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Rohm and Haas, BD Manager, Corp Dev Group
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3M, Product & Applications Engineer
London, Ontario, Canada
Education
M.B.A.
Ivey Business School
London, Ontario, Canada
M.E.Sc. (Chemical & Biochemical Engineering)
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Kelly Smith
Founding Partner
Kelly has more than 20 years’ experience building and leading research and development teams, as well as characterizing, registering, scaling and commercializing products in agricultural and industrial biotechnology. She has experience in R&D leadership, IP strategy, regulatory strategy, scale-up, commercialization and tech transfer for a variety of products and organizations.
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Sable Fermentation, Chief Operating Officer
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Kalmia Consulting, LLC, Principal
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DMC Biotechnologies, VP of R&D
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Joyn Bio (Ginkgo x Bayer Crop Science JV), Director of Bioprocessing
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AgBiome, Inc., Director of Microbials Development
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Pasteuria Bioscience, Inc. CEO, CTO (acquired by Syngenta Crop Protection)
Education
M.S. and Ph.D., Environmental Engineering Science (Applied Microbiology) Advisor: Dr. Mary E. Lidstrom
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
B.S., Chemical Engineering
Michigan State University
E. Lansing, MI
John Salmeron
Founding Partner
Since 2018, John Salmeron and his consulting firm, S Research Partners LLC, have worked with diverse emerging companies to design and implement R&D strategies and monetize R&D assets. John draws on almost 30 years of experience at multinational and startup companies, and an extensive network of experts in agronomy, regulatory science, molecular genetics, patent law and other disciplines. Providing support in strategic planning, project management and business development, John works collaboratively with his clients to maximize the value of their R&D investments.
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S Research Partners, LLC, Managing Director
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USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, BioAg PRO Program Director
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Upstream Biotechnology, Portfolio Lead
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Innatrix, VP Platform Development
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PUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology
Education
Ph.D., Botany and Genetics
Duke University
Durham, NC
A.B. (Applied Baccalaureate), Biology
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
PMP Certification - 2011
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