Neil Wyant

Biography

Mr. Wyant is the Managing Director of Everett Partners, Ltd., the venture investing arm of the Kanfer family and the Managing Director of Fir Hill, LLC, a venture services business. He also serves as a Director of Great Lakes Pharmaceuticals in Beachwood, Ohio. Mr. Wyant is also the Chairman of the Targetech Innovation Center, a technology incubator in Netanya, Israel. In addition he also serves as a member of the Ohio Venture Capital Task Force. Mr. Wyant is an experienced entrepreneur and commercialization expert. He has been involved with technology commercialization for over 25 years. His experience ranges from the protection of intellectual property, licensing, and new venture formation, to prototype demonstration and the sale of new products and services. Mr. Wyant has been a manager or advisor for companies in a variety of industries including advanced imaging, health services, alternative energy, and food technology. His work experience also includes over six years as a manager of the licensing and venturing arm of the University of Chicago where he was responsible for building and managing a portfolio of intellectual property for the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory. Prior to his technology commercialization work, Mr. Wyant held various sales and marketing positions at a multi-national industrial gas company. Mr. Wyant holds BS degrees in chemical and biomedical engineering from Northwestern University and an MBA in marketing and finance from the University of Chicago. ×

Research Interest

Pharmaceutical science