Todd Ritter to Serve as Vice President of Corporate Development
(February 2, 2015) San Diego, CA – Genalyte, Inc. today announced it has hired Todd Ritter, a former Defense Department Senior Medical Advisor and former Chief of Corporate Development at BioFire Diagnostics, Inc., as their new Vice President of Corporate Development. Ritter joins the company effective immediately.
Genalyte—the company that has developed a near patient diagnostic platform capable of performing 128 diagnostic tests in 10 minutes from a single drop of blood – has most recently gained attention for its infection disease panel, including Ebola, and has recently delivered a NCI-sponsored cancer diagnostic panel to collaborators at MD Anderson and others. “We are thrilled to add Todd to our team, as he will be a key part in helping Genalyte grow and expand in the world of rapid near-patient diagnostic testing,” said Cary Gunn, CEO of Genalyte. “Todd’s significant experience in both the private and public sector will be essential in the next few months and years as we fill this major void in the existing diagnostics infrastructure.”
Immediately prior to joining Genalyte Ritter worked in the U.S. Department of Defense in the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Prior to his work in the Defense Department, Ritter was the Chief Corporate Development Officer at BioFire Diagnostics, Inc. (Idaho Technology, Inc.), a privately held biotech firm, where he attracted critical funding including more than $200 million in product sales and over $60 million in product development funds.
“I am delighted to join the Genalyte team, headed by Cary Gunn,” said Ritter. “I am eager to start focusing on helping the company raise the necessary funds for the important work they are doing to create a rapid and safe blood test for Ebola, other hemorrhagic diseases, and their work with the National Cancer Institute, ” said Ritter.
Ritter previously served as the Chief of Medical Force Protection for the United States Air Force at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. Ritter received his Master of Science in Biology from Wilkes University and his Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry from Lock Haven University.
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