Casimir (Casey) P. Eitner


Casimir P. Eitner brings direct experience in starting and running several successful new businesses. At Life Technologies (now Invitrogen), a $450 million supplier of research products and technologies active in most major segments of the biotech industry, Casey served as Vice President Business Development. In addition to deal making, acquisitions and licensing, he held global P&L responsibilities for the Custom Primers, DNA Purification, BioSepra process chromatography and Gene Discovery Services businesses, and for genomics collaborations. He had previously been Executive Vice President responsible for Molecular Diagnostics, a business divested as Digene, which pioneered DNA-based diagnostics. Casey had earlier started the US business of Labsystems (now Thermo Electron) a Scandinavian laboratory equipment supplier. He also spent eleven years with Mallinckrodt, Inc., a major supplier of laboratory, diagnostic and radiology products, in numerous international and US operating management positions. Casey has also served in an advisory role with Canadian and US venture capital funds.