Michelle Lyles

Michelle Lyles, Ph.D. has over 15 years of experience in sales and marketing in the life sciences industry. In 2005, they began their career as the Director of Sales for Sigma-Aldrich Corp. Research Biotech. During their two-year tenure, they achieved organic sales growth by incorporating an applications-focused sales methodology into Sigma's traditional transactional sales approach. Michelle also increased sales revenue by $5M in year one, and $6M in year two. In 2007, Lyles was appointed Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Febit, Inc. Following their time at Febit, Lyles joined Hamilton Thorne, Inc. as Vice President of Sales and Customer Support in 2010. During their tenure, they achieved a 30% increase in sales revenue in 9 months by promoting PGD and consolidating distributor support via performance measures. In 2011, Lyles accepted a position as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at InQ Biosciences, where they identified market segments/applications compatible with technology strengths and developed tools, collateral, and processes for marketing and sales. Lyles then moved to Thermo Fisher Scientific in 2018, where they held the roles of Sr. District Manager, Bioscience Division, Boston and Market Development Manager, North America. In 2020, Lyles founded Carousel Media, LLC (MML Global Marketing, LLC). In 2021, Lyles joined FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific as a Territory Manager, Bioproduction. Most recently, Lyles was appointed Vice President of Commercial Operations at AssayQuant Technologies Inc. in 2022.

Michelle Lyles, Ph.D. obtained a B.S. in Biology and a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of New Orleans between 1982 and 1987. Michelle then went on to receive their Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Baylor College of Medicine in 1993.