Horizon Discovery Group plc Appoints Dr David Smoller as an Executive Director
David recently joined Horizon as Chief Business Officer as part of the Company’s recent acquisition of Sage Labs for $48 million (£29 million). David, a successful serial entrepreneur, was previously Chief Executive Officer of Sage Labs, Chief Scientific Officer of Sigma-Aldrich and President of its Research Biotechnology business unit.
Before joining Sigma-Aldrich, David served as President of ProteoPlex, a seed stage spinout focusing on proteomics (acquired by Merck KGaA in 2003), and founded Genome Systems Inc. (acquired by Incyte Genomics in 1996), a company focused on providing the scientific community access to genome project-related technologies.
David has a doctorate degree in Molecular Biology and a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He also completed postdoctoral fellowships at Washington University in St. Louis Missouri, and at Monsanto Corporation.
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