BBC’s consulting team brings together a depth and breadth of
experience in all aspects of developing and growing life science companies – from
technology transfer to senior management of established companies.
  Lisa
Kurek, M.S., Managing Partner
Ms. Kurek joined Ms. Katz-Pek as a Managing Partner in
1997. She holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science
degrees in Biomedical Engineering.
Ms. Kurek’s experience in the biomedical technology field is extensive.
She spent 15 years in product development, sales, sales management, product
management and business development within the industry. She has experience
in large, publicly-held corporations as well as small entrepreneurial
start-up companies.
From 1980 to
1982, Ms. Kurek was involved in medical device development as
a product development engineer for Baxter. From 1983 to 1995,
she held positions in research and development, worldwide marketing,
product management and sales management for Millipore Corporation
in Bedford, Massachusetts. Her activities included market research,
technical feasibility studies of new technologies, worldwide
product introductions and key account management.
In 1995, when
the Biosearch Division of Millipore was sold to PerSeptive Biosystems,
Ms. Kurek facilitated the transfer of sales and marketing functions
to PerSeptive Biosystems and co-managed its North American sales.
Later that year, Ms. Kurek became Vice President, Sales and Marketing,
for Bio Image, a small entrepreneurial company. There she assisted
in reestablishing the company as an entrepreneurial player in
the worldwide market.
Ms. Kurek was an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the
Year finalist in 2001.
 Michael
P. Kurek, Ph.D., M.B.A., Partner
For the past 20 years, Dr. Kurek has held senior management
positions in marketing, sales and business development
for a number of life science
companies—two of which completed successful initial public stock
offerings on the NASDAQ exchange. Dr. Kurek was also Vice President of
Business Development at the Michigan Center for High Technology, where
he was responsible for the business incubator program that served over
50 start-up technology companies. Over his career, Dr. Kurek has demonstrated
success on an international scale in defining new product opportunities,
developing sales and marketing strategies, and recruiting and managing
teams to deliver growth. He holds a Ph.D. in Genetics from Florida State
University and an M.B.A. from Boston University. Dr. Kurek joined BBC
in 2001 as a Principal Consultant.
Marilyn
(Mickey) Katz-Pek, Partner Emerita
 Ms.
Katz-Pek has worked with a substantial number of large public
and private companies, entrepreneurial biomedical companies,
academic, research, and government institutions since founding
BBC in 1990. Previously, Ms. Katz-Pek spent 17 years as an
administrator at the University of Michigan Medical School,
where she was involved in technology transfer, departmental
management and the establishment of multidisciplinary centers.
In 1985, Ms. Katz-Pek became president of BioQuant, a medical
diagnostics company spun off from the University. The company
subsequently merged with Pacific BioMetrics and is now publicly
traded. Ms. Katz-Pek also co-founded the Michigan Biotechnology
Association (now MichBio), and was Director of Biotechnology
and Life Sciences at MERRA, a nonprofit economic development
organization for high technology in the state of Michigan.
She has served as Chairperson of the Michigan Center for High
Technology.
Ms. Katz-Pek
also served on the National Science Foundation’s advisory
panel for review of commercialization plans for the SBIR program
and has been an SBIR/STTR reviewer at the National Institutes
of Health. She currently is a member of the Board of Directors
of Ann Arbor Commerce Bank and is also a Board Member on the
Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Long-term Development Finance Authority.
Previously, she served on the National Board of Directors of
the American Diabetes Association and was president of its Michigan
affiliate. She currently is a grant reviewer for Indiana’s
21st Century Research and Technology Fund.
Ms. Katz-Pek has been acknowledged as one of Michigan’s top 10
business women from the National Association of Women Business Owners,
Greater Detroit Chapter; and has twice been listed as one of Detroit’s
Most Influential Women (1997 and 2002).
 Andrew Jakimcius, MS, MBA, Principal Consultant
Mr. Jakimcius joined BBC in December 2006. Before joining BBC, Mr. Jakimcius held the position of Technology Licensing Specialist at the Wayne State University office of Technology Commercialization, where he assisted faculty in establishing collaborations with industry, as well as commercializing inventions arising from their research efforts. Prior to that, he was the Executive Vice President of Operations at Genomic Solutions Inc. in Ann Arbor, MI, where he was responsible for research, new product development and manufacturing. He has also held various positions in management and software engineering in biotechnology, machine vision and medical imaging. Mr. Jakimcius earned BSE and MS degrees in bioengineering from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from Eastern Michigan University.
 Andrea
Johanson, Ph.D.
Dr. Andrea Johanson is a research scientist
and project manager with over 18 years experience in leading international
collaborative research projects. Prior to joining BBC, Dr. Johanson
held the position of Biotechnology Program Development Specialist
in the Institute of International Agriculture at Michigan State
University, responsible for developing the Institute's portfolio
of agricultural biotechnology projects and for program reporting
to federal funding agencies. She has experience as an international
consultant on a broad range of issues relating to international
agricultural development, biotechnology, biosafety, intellectual
property rights and technology transfer. Dr Johanson holds a Ph.D.
in Plant Pathology from Reading University, UK, a Masters in Plant
Pathology from Cornell University, and a Bachelors Degree in Natural
Sciences from Cambridge University, UK.
Kris
Bergman, Administrative Manager
Ms. Bergman joined BBC in 2000. She has 20 years of experience
in managing schedules, finances and organizations. Prior to joining
BBC, Ms. Bergman
served as the Global Sales Administrator for Comshare, Inc. in Ann
Arbor. As BBC’s Administrative Manager, she is responsible
for the day-to-day office management, as well as the financial
management for BBC and its
clients currently under management.
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