Prem Das is Director of the Office of Technology Licensing & Industry Sponsored Research at Harvard University. Prior to joining OTL, Prem was Associate Director of the Office of Industrial Affairs at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and was Director of Business Development for Cadus Pharmaceuticals of Tarrytown, NY from 1996 until 1999. He worked with a start-up biotechnology company for several years prior to joining Cadus, first as Director of Research and subsequently as President and acting CEO. He has also worked as a business development consultant in the biochip area.
Prem Das received his Ph.D. in 1980 from the Chemistry Department at MIT and has academic research expertise in several areas of modern biology.
Dr. Sundaresan Jayaraman is a Professor of Textile Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Most recently, his group's research has resulted in the realization of the world's first "Wearable Motherboard" or Smart Shirt. This invention led to the startup of the company, SensaTex, in which he serves as Chairman.
Dr. Sundaresan Jayaraman received his Ph.D. degree from North Carolina State University, in 1984, and the M.Tech and B.Tech degrees from the University of Madras, India, in 1978 and 1976, respectively.