Lance Stewart is the Vice President of the BioStructures Group at deCODE genetics, Inc. (formerly Emerald BioStructures, Inc.), where he manages deCODE's protein crystallography services and products businesses. Prior to co-founding Emerald BioStructures, Inc. , he was a Postoctoral Fellow and Research Assistant Professor in the Departments of Microbiology and Biological Structure at the University of Washington. Lance Stewart has received five Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program grants. Lance Stewart received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Cornell University, his B.S.in Biology from McMaster University, and an MBA from the University of Washington.
So in my case, we looked at the industry. We knew that crystallography was still a fairly technically complicating thing to do and we knew that it was in high demand for the reasons that I mentioned early, understanding drugs and how they bind. And so, we figured we could set up a company that wou...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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Lance Stewart Shares Ideas For Why Roadblocks Might Exist in Technology Transfer From University to Business
Lance Stewart States Beginning a Startup With a Partner Is Easier But Future Decision Making Can Be More Challenging
Lance Stewart Discusses Challenge of Training Science Students To Have Business Focus
Lance Stewart States Importance of Outlining Profitability In Addition to Science Goals During Presentation
Lance Stewart States Importance of Business Students Learning Basic Science and Intellectual Property Issues
Lance Stewart Shares Thoughts on Technology Transfer and Raising Funding From Industry
Lance Stewart States Feeling That All Graduate Science Students Should Take An Accounting Course
Lance Stewart States Main Competitive Advantage Came From Being an Early Mover In Industry
Lance Stewart States Networking Aspect of MBA Program Was Not As Important As He Had Expected
Lance Stewart Discusses Relationships With Larger Companies and the Royalty Percentages That Could Be Negotiated
