2011 Biobootcamp Presenter
Founder, President and CEO of Ariel Pharmaceuticals
Steve Orndorff is a serial entrepreneur with 30 years experience in the biotechnology industry, and founder of three biotech companies in Colorado over the past 15 years. Currently Dr. Orndorff is the founder, President and CEO of Ariel Pharmaceuticals, a startup specialty pharmaceuticals company focused on orphan diseases and acute medical conditions of neurological origin. He is also the former founder, President and CEO of Accera, Inc., and of Univera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a drug discovery company focused on diseases of inflammation and the immune response.
During his career he has had responsibility in a broad array of disciplines such as basic research, manufacturing, product development and business development at various biotechnology companies including Genex Corporation, Monsanto NutraSweet division and ZeaGen, Inc. Dr. Orndorff is a past President of the Society for Industrial Microbiology and a founding board member of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA). Currently he is chairman of the CBSA. He received a B.S. degree in Biology from Virginia Tech and a Ph.D. in microbiology from University of Maryland. |