Jeffrey Janus, CEO of Lifeline Cell Technology; Senior Vice President of Operations ISCO Mr. Janus founded Lifeline to meet a growing need for media and human cells for pharmaceutical drug screening, consumer product testing, stem cell research and basic research. He has over 20 years of business and scientific experience focused on building cell-based businesses including businesses in the contract manufacturing of human cells and culture media for clinical use. He and other members of the Lifeline team developed and commercialized the Clonetics® brand of cell culture products. Mr. Janus is published in the stem cell field and was instrumental in the work leading to the use of parthenogenesis to create human pluripotent stem cell lines. Mr. Janus was an early member of the team that founded International Stem Cell Corporation and is currently on the Board of Directors. Mr. Janus has an MBA and a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry.
Francisco Bustamante, General Manager, Maryland Facilities Mr. Bustamante has over 18 years of experience in the operations of biotechnology companies. His experience includes senior management positions in the areas of manufacturing, procurement, planning, warehousing, distribution and project management. He possesses experience in the manufacture and logistics of cell culture products, biological instruments, molecular biology kits and diagnostics. He has led key projects in the areas of MRP implementation, ISO compliance, product development, product transfer, and change leadership to name a few. His industry experience includes Clonetics, BioWhittaker, Cambrex, Digene and Meso Scale Diagnostics. Mr. Bustamante received his B.S. degree in Biology from the University of San Diego and an M.B.A. from Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland.
Alexa Dillberger, General Manager, California Facilities Ms. Dillberger has over 26 years experience in the commercialization and sales of research products to researchers in the biotechnology industry, including 12 years leading sales for normal human cell and media products. Ms. Dillberger is expert in the isolation, purification and manufacture of specific human cells from tissue. She is experienced in running cGMP laboratories for cell culture. Her technical, manufacturing and sales background make her aware of the issues that are important to researchers in the field and uniquely able to provide the technical service that is so important to make Lifeline a resource to its customers.
Jeremy Hammond, Co-founder and Director of Quality Control Mr. Hammond has over 20 years of experience developing human cell based products and the quality control systems critical for their manufacture. He created and implemented the quality control systems that were responsible for making Clonetics products world renown for consistency and reproducibility. These quality control systems are the standard for companies currently manufacturing human cell based products. Mr. Hammond is expert in the field of both serum-containing and serum-free media formulations and in the purification of human cells, fields critical for therapeutic applications of cell culture technology.
Hoyt Matthai, Manufacturing Advisor Mr. Matthai has over 20 years of experience directing and establishing manufacturing facilities for the production of cell culture products, class I and III medical devices, biologicals, and cell based pharmaceuticals. Mr. Matthai has extensive experience in developing and validating manufacturing systems for human, animal, and genetically modified cell cultures. Under his direction, cell culture products have been manufacturing for pharmaceutical use, clinical In Vitro Diagnostics, and research use in large scale operations including an 82,000-sq. ft. manufacturing facility, a 65,000-sq. ft. warehouse, and over 230 personnel. His industry work experience includes HEM Research, Flow Laboratories, BioWhittaker, Clonetics, Cambrex, Neuralstem, MetriGenix, Gene Logic, ATCC and Lifeline. Mr. Matthai received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University and his M.S. degree from Hood College, Frederick, Maryland.
Scott Boyer, Marketing Advisor Mr. Boyer is the Executive Director of Marketing for Utah State University Extension and marketing consultant to the cell culture industry. He has over 20 years of successful cell culture marketing, market research, product management, distribution management, and customer care experience in academic, government, clinical, and pharmaceutical applications. Specific products include normal human cell systems for research, classical media for research, and class I and class III cell cultures for clinical applications. His industry work experience includes Clonetics, BioWhittaker, Cambrex, HyClone, Fisher Scientific, and Lifeline. Mr. Boyer received his undergraduate degree from San Diego State University, and an M.B.A. from Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland.
