Cony D’cruz

Biography

 Cony D’Cruz, Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer, was previously President of Proteros US, Inc. and Chief Business Officer at Proteros responsible for all commercial activities. Prior to Proteros Cony was Senior Vice President, Business Development, North America for Evotec AG Hamburg for over nine years and was responsible for managing all commercial activities of Evotec in North America. In these commercial roles he initiated innovative discovery deal structures with venture companies, research foundations and large integrated deals with pharmaceutical companies. Prior to Evotec, Cony worked at IGEN, Inc. where he was responsible for the marketing strategy of the life sciences division; in addition, he was involved in investor presentations and fund raising. Prior to IGEN Cony worked for Corning Inc. in the US and in Europe for twelve years. At Corning, he held a number of sales and marketing roles with increasing responsibility. In his last position Cony was responsible for marketing at a new business unit focused on high-throughput screening and molecular biology products. Cony received a BSc. in Applied Biology from the University of London and an MBA from The Open University, Milton Keynes UK.  

Research Interest

drug discovery and high throught put screening methods.