Biotech Executive John Collar Named Executive Director of the Colorado BioScience Association, Effective December 8
Summary
A seasoned senior executive, Collar has a background of solid corporate experience with a proven track record for strategic planning, managing to metrics, and c-level operational responsibilities.As we move forward through these challenging times, we will continue to work diligently to expand the bioscience industry in Colorado through a broad spectrum of existing and new programs.The announcement is made by Jack Wheeler, CBSA Board Chair, who says Collar has been appointed Executive Director by the CBSA board following an extensive national search process, coordinated by a respected search firm and managed by a subcommittee of the board.“We are very pleased that we were able to attract a group of extremely talented executives to our interviewing process.He was here in Colorado employed at a biotech start up, and the national search process simply proved to our search committee and the board of directors that a local executive was ready to lead the association,” Wheeler says.Prior to Matrilinex, Collar was Chief Operating Officer for Neuromark, Inc., an early stage Company in the genetic diagnostic field for psychiatric disorders; Corporate Vice President for Octagon Systems, a Colorado-based company serving the embedded computer systems markets; and served as President of Industrial Laboratories, a privately held company in the food, nutraceutical, and drug testing industry.As we move forward through these challenging times, we will continue to work diligently to expand the bioscience industry in Colorado through a broad spectrum of existing and new programs.