BATON Referral Network

Alfonso is an entrepreneur focused on developing and implementing custom business intelligence solutions to help companies create data-driven cultures and scale efficiently. He founded The Astral Consulting Group to reimagine the traditional business

Stuart Anderson founded Carolina Piedmont Capital, Inc. in 2008, driving commercial finance innovations that forever transformed how people view and think of equipment lease and commercial finance options.

Co-founder and managing partner at The Astral Consulting Group, a business intelligence consultancy focused on creating data-driven cultures through custom cloud analytics solutions.

Business Area: Dietary Supplement, Food, Cosmetics, and Medical device
- Import & Export Support
- Business Development of New Ingredients(Natural/Botanical Ingredients)
- International Connection & Brokerage of new business
- Regulatory Support for Dietary Supplement & Food (US, Korea, etc)
- Coordination with non-clinical organization in Korea

Commercial, market & opportunity assessment and strategy development for pharma/biotech clients; Primary & secondary market research; Early stage valuation

Medical device executive. Former CEO of Med Device company. Previously, President & General Manager of Specialty Division for Teleflex. Strengths are strategy, talent ID, team building and growing businesses at accelerated rates.

Patent counseling, preparation and prosecution in life sciences and agricultural biotechnology including expertise in procuring plant patents and plant variety protection; patentability, validity, freedom to operate, infringement analyses.

R&D collaborations, patent licenses, university IP licensing, M&A; agricultural biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, including genetic engineering, gene discovery, trait development, animal health, precision ag, biologics, devices and drug development.

Organic chemist and biochemist. My research interests fall into two areas: The characterization of metalloproteins and the use of organic/peptide synthesis as a tool to understand biological processes and to develop therapeutics.

Career includes roles in the lab, leading R&D, project management, contract research (CRO) for biopharma companies, sales, entrepreneur, consultant, investor, economic development, academia, innovation, translational medicine to develop new drugs/devices

I help companies grow through navigating merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, financing transactions, and other corporate transactions, including intellectual property licensing, collaborations, and securities offerings.

𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗜 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛
Intelligent and ambitious life science business owners and C- Level Executives who are:
• Scaling operations
• Managing rapid growth
• Preparing their business for sale (or retirement)

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣
As a Trusted Business Advisor with decades of industry specific experience, I help life science business owners and C-Level Executives increase their profits, implement systems to improve operations and build a team that can operate without them - giving them the business and life they want.

Significant experience in the development and execution of utilities and equipment Commissioning, FATs, IQ/OQ/PQ, Environmental Monitoring, Process Validation.

Patent law, chemistry, PhD

Working with CEOs of start-up and fast growth life sciences companies to maximize the performance and contribution of their executive team.

Quality Assurance and Compliance; GCP/GLP/GCLP/GMP/CSV/Part 11; Training, auditing, SOPs; drugs, devices, biologics, dietary supplements

Healthcare executive with deep experience in Leadership, Sales & Marketing, Analytical Delivery and Enterprise Technology, as well as Pipeline/Portfolio/Aquisition Management.

Since 1988, KONTEK Systems has been an audio/video integration firm headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, providing custom AV design, integration and support for leading research universities, medical facilities and corporations.

Hummingbird Creative Group is a boutique full-service branding agency serving admired brands nationwide to build business value through clear communication of brand differentiation. We work primarily with leaders of pharma, agriculture, biotech, healthcare, and B2B service businesses to define brand strategy, develop sustainable branding campaigns and implement sales enablement programs. Our passion is to strengthen each client's promise, presence and profitability over time as we continue helping brands like yours TAKE FLIGHT AND SOAR!

Chris is the Principal Consultant at Xyzagen. Xyzagen is a drug discovery and clinical pharmacology consulting and services firm. Xyzagen, provides consulting, PK modeling, and nonGLP rodent pharmacology, bioanalysis and PK in their laboratory space.

Connie Cwik is a Consultant and Executive Coach. Connie works well with C-level clients all the way to the managerial level. Helping people grow as individuals and in their careers is her passion and her why.

Global experience in drug and device clinical development/safety monitoring, business development, regulatory interactions and public-private partnerships;board-certified neurologist/epileptologist;patient advocate; clinical and industry consultant.

An International Consulting and Product Management Company that Delivers Innovative Solutions to the Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Medical Device Industry. Please see our website vertalifesciences.com for a complete list of our services.

Experienced drug discovery professional, medicinal/organic chemistry, pharmaceutical/agricultural/personal care chemistry, discovery CRO management, lab operations, IP expert, technology transfer assessment & due diligence, site start-up

Accomplished global Pharma/CRO/Biotech executive who has built, developed and grown international businesses. Experienced in startup & turn-around, global R&D, clinical development, commercial operations, BusDev, and enabling technologies.

Drug development executive specializing in early clinical development, especially oncology and immunology. Broad background in both biotech and CRO.

Edgerton Data Consulting assists pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device company sponsors with CRO selection and clinical trials oversight to ensure data management, biostatistics, and CDISC deliverables are timely, complete, and accurate.

Biostatistician; biostatistical approaches to clinical study design

PhD patent attorney with more than fifteen years of in-house and private practice experience across a range of technologies, including diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, recombinant DNA and proteins, and medical devices

Optimized communication for individuals and teams including executive leadership for improved outcomes in workflow and bottom line. Talent Integration, Pitch Team Coaching, , Strategic Alignment of Team within Organization, Leadership Development, Communication Intelligence, Creative Mindset, Reorganization, Onboarding, Board Engagement, Talent Retention, Equitable Meetings, Assessment.