Surya Sundar

Surya Sundar, Ph.D., MBA Candidate, currently serves as a Senior Associate of Corporate Strategy at Vial, focusing on innovation strategies and business development and licensing processes. Previous experience includes roles such as Business Development Analyst at Precigen, where Surya led campaigns to foster strategic partnerships, and various positions at Emergent BioSolutions, emphasizing project analysis and external development. Surya's early career involved postdoctoral fellowships at the National Cancer Institute and the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, contributing to significant research on antibiotic resistance and antimicrobial discovery. Academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Maryland and an ongoing MBA in Executive Leadership from James Madison University.