Technology and
Business Development
Dr. Ranald Sutherland* |
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* Consultant
A trained Clinical Chemist, Dr. Sutherland has
over 20 years of commercial experience in the In
Vitro Diagnostics and the Biotechnology
industries.
In 1983, he joined the Biomedical Group at the
Battelle Institute in Geneva (a global science
and technology enterprise specialized in
consultancy and contract research), where he was
responsible for managing medical devices and
diagnostics projects for commercial customers in
the US, Europe and Japan.
In 1997, Dr. Sutherland joined Abbott
Laboratories Diagnostics Division in Chicago and
latterly in the European headquarters in
Germany. He had a number of business roles
including European technology licensing and
acquisitions activities, product development and
project management mainly in the area of
infectious disease diagnostic product for
detection of HIV, HCV, and HTLV infections.
In 1997, he left Abbott to join Boehringer
Mannheim (which became Roche Diagnostics) based
in Mannheim, Germany. As Vice President of
Program Management and Business Development, Dr.
Sutherland was responsible for two consecutive
programs in Molecular Diagnostics and Laboratory
Automation, including being responsible for the
appropriate licensing and alliance management
activities.
In 2001, Dr. Sutherland joined GeneProt Inc,
Geneva, a proteomic research services company
focused on drug discovery processes, as the Vice
President of Business Development.
Dr. Sutherland left GeneProt in January 2004 to
start an independent consultancy. In this role,
he has executed business strategy and technology
due diligence projects for a number of European,
IVD, biotechnology and medical devices
companies.
Dr. Sutherland joined FIND in August 2005 as a
consultant in Technology and Business
Development.
Contact:
ranald.sutherland@finddiagnostics.org
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