NEW YORK, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA), a not-for-profit trade association dedicated to the development and growth of New York State-based biotechnology related industries, announced that Karin Duncker, the Association’s Executive Director, has resigned from her position effective as of October 13th to join a NYBA member company. The NYBA Board has formed a search committee to conduct a search for a new leader and expects to announce a successor in the next few months. Karin will assist in the NYBA leadership transition until her departure.