Kathleen Q. Adams

Kathleen Adams is a healthcare and life sciences executive with extensive experience in marketing, new product development, and commercialization; her accomplishments have contributed to organizations ranging from Fortune 100 pharma companies and venture-backed diagnostics start-ups to a globally recognized academic research institution. Kate has a Bachelor’s in Biology and Philosophy from Bryn Mawr College and an MBA from the Yale School of Management. She was Product Manager for Intron A at Schering-Plough; Associate Director of New Business Development at Parke-Davis; Director of Oncology & Specialty Physician Marketing at Quest Diagnostics; served on the Board of Directors of Enterix, a privately held small diagnostics manufacturer; was VP of Marketing at HistoRx, a venture-backed start-up diagnostic firm sold to a Novartis subsidiary; and Program Director of Clinical Innovation at The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine. Kate is now advising start-up companies as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at UCONN’s Technology Incubation Program, and independently as a consultant.