Biography

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  Dr. Roberto Crea
  Director
  
  Dr. Crea has over 30 years of experience in the biotechnology field as a scientist, investor and entrepreneur. He is one of the scientific co-founders of Genetech, founder of Creative Bio Molecules, Inc (1982), Creagen, Inc (1992), CreAgri (1998), Bioren (2002) and ProtElix (2005). Creagen, Inc was merged into Neurex in 1994, which was then sold to Elan Pharmaceuticals for over $700 million. Pfizer successfully acquired Bioren in 2005.

  Dr. Crea received his Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from University of Pavia, Italy. He was also an Associate Professor of DNA Chemical Synthesis at Leiden University in the Netherlands prior to moving to the US in 1977. Dr. Crea is the author of more than 25 international patents and has co-authored more than 50 scientific articles. He was also the recipient of the Rumbaugh Award for Scientific Contribution given by the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation for America.

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