Jeff Davidson (Past Speaker)

Jeff Davidson, B.S. Chem E., M.B.A.  --  CEO  --  (company co-founder) is the CEO and has a Bachelor of Sciences in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.  He has 33 years of experience in industry and academia including roles at Penn State University, and forming and managing PA BIO, the Biotechnology Institute, and Keystone Nano. Key accomplishments include creating and managing the first nine years of development of the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Association – which is now in its 26th year of successful operation. While at PA BIO he created and published Your World a magazine of biotechnology education for nine years, cofounded the Council of State BioScience Associations in cooperation with the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and served on the emerging companies board of BIO. He also created the Biotechnology Institute that is affiliated with the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and established the mission of the Institute focused on improving bioscience education in public audiences.  In his time to date with Keystone Nano, Mr. Davidson has raised the first $12 million of support for the company, managed the company’s corporate partnering, guided the research programs, initiated the preclinical testing programs, filed the company’s first IND, and is initiating the company’s first clinical trial.  Mr. Davidson is noted for his team building skill and his problem solving acumen.