Jim Karkanias
Advisory Board
Bussiness Development
ASEDA Sciences
Switzerland
Biography
Jim Karkanias, founder of IOTA Engineering, is a seasoned executive of companies from start-ups to multibillion dollar global corporations. Jim’s expertise spans corporate strategy, R&D, resource management and technical infrastructure in the pharmaceutical, life sciences and IT industries. Karkanias led teams in pioneering software developments including creation of a distributed system designed for remote collection of data from physicians prior to distributed system environments and widespread use of the internet as a business tool. Karkanias served at Microsoft® as senior executive in the Health Solutions Group, senior director of applied research and technology, and partner director of information services program management, and at Merck as an executive director. Jim currently serves as an advisor for ImageSleuth and as a board member for COSBI and Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association. Karkanias holds 76 patents.
Research Interest
Corporate strategy, R&D, resource management and technical infrastructure in the pharmaceutical, life sciences and IT industries