Tony Roccograndi

Tony Roccograndi has extensive work experience in the life science sales industry. Starting in 1996, they worked as a Technical Sales Representative and Channel Manager for EMD Chemicals. After that, they held the position of Sales Executive, Genetic Systems at Applied Biosystems from 2000 to 2006. Tony then became a Key Accounts Manager, Academic at Invitrogen, where they were responsible for driving revenue and strategy for key academic accounts. From 2008 to 2010, they worked as a Genomics Systems Sales Manager at Roche Applied Science, selling instrument systems to various markets. Tony then joined QIAGEN Inc. as a Sales Development Manager, focusing on Animal Health, Biodefense, Food Safety, and Forensics markets from 2010 to 2011. In 2012, they worked as a Sales Representative, Government Accounts, at VWR, providing research laboratory solutions. From 2013 to 2020, they served as a Genomics Systems Sales Specialist at Bio-Rad Laboratories, driving sales of real-time PCR and digital droplet PCR instruments. In 2020, they became a Vanadis Senior Sales Scientist at Vanadis Diagnostics, responsible for business development and driving sales of the Vanadis NIPT System. In 2021, Tony worked as a Business Development Manager at Stilla Technologies, marketing and selling the Naica Crystal digital PCR platform. Currently, they are a Senior Manager, Strategic Accounts at Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd, focusing on increasing revenue for strategic DoD and Government accounts.

Tony Roccograndi obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from PennWest Clarion, where they attended from 1981 to 1985. Later, they pursued a Master of Science degree in Business Administration at Central Michigan University from 1988 to 1989.