Keynote Introductions by
James Linder, MD
Senior Associate to the President for Innovation
and Economic Competitiveness,
University of Nebraska
Bio: Dr. Linder is Senior Associate to the President of the University of Nebraska for Innovation and Economic Competitiveness and President of the University Technology Development Corporation (UTDC). He is also Professor of Pathology and Microbiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He earned his undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry and Microbiology from Iowa State University, and his Medical Doctor degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. After residency training in Pathology at Duke University he returned to the University of Nebraska, where he has been on the faculty full or part-time since 1983. He has extensive experience in the private sector, service as a corporate officer and Chief Medical Officer for Cytyc Corporation, from 1995 thru 2007, a leading manufacturer of diagnostic products and surgical devices. At Cytyc Corporation he was responsible medical affairs, scientific development, regulatory affairs and quality control. He was an member of the corporate development and venture group. He now serves as Chief Medical Officer of Constitution Medical Incorporated, a Warburg Pincus company.
