MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Alley/MNBIO, the life sciences trade association, announced that it has added two new vice presidents to its staff. Dana Boyle will serve as vice president for business development with a focus on bioscience, and Dr. Larry Kuusisto is the new vice president of education and the executive director of Alley Institute.
According to Don Gerhardt, president and CEO of Medical Alley/MNBIO, "Dana and Larry bring the expertise and experience that will greatly enhance the programs we bring to our members and the life sciences community that benefit from this organization's services. We believe the surrounding states and Canadian provinces possess common attributes, challenges and great potential - and with closer collaboration, including how we inform and educate, this region will be highly successful in addressing key health and environmental issues."
For 20 years, Ms. Boyle has served as a trade commissioner at the Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis, where she has developed and built relationships between the business and scientific communities bridging Canada to the Upper Midwest and Rocky Mountain States. Boyle focused on the biosciences and environmental sectors to build a strong network of contacts from small companies, large corporations, research institutions, industry associations, universities and government trade and investment offices on both sides of the border -- with an objective to help create a solid and well- rounded corridor throughout Minnesota and the surrounding region. Larry Kuusisto, PhD, has a broad range of experience in health care, education and research over the past 30 years. Dr. Kuusisto's connection to Medical Alley includes 12 years of service on its Government Committee and three years on its Board of Directors. In 2004, he designed and implemented a community decision-making process determining consumer health care coverage stemming from Alley Institute's "Town Hall" convener initiative. Medical Alley's MAC- CIM process is a unique method seeking the public's contribution in solving a range of health issues. Dr. Kuusisto recently completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Services Research and Policy in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota, and previously served in a number of roles at Northwestern Health Sciences University. He now directs the Minnesota Palliative Care Partnership and will continue in that role through Alley Institute.
Medical Alley/MNBIO is a non-profit 501(c)(6) trade association comprised of over 500 life science member organizations that employ approximately 250,000 Minnesotans. Medical Alley/MNBIO is a member-focused organization that enables business success in the life science markets through leadership, collaboration, innovation, advocacy and education. For information about Medical Alley/MNBIO, visit http://www.medicalalley.org or call 952-542-3077.
Medical Alley/MNBIOCONTACT: Liz Rammer of Medical Alley-MNBIO, +1-952-746-3825
Web site: http://www.medicalalley.org/
