Morton Collins

Biography

Mr. Collins has demonstrated major successes in the fields of life sciences, electronic materials, communications and software for over four decades. In 1968, Mr. Collins founded Data Science Ventures (DSV), a pioneering venture-capital firm that had offices in Princeton, NJ and Newport Beach, CA. He was a founder of DSV Associates (DSV II); DSV Partners III (DSV III); DSV Partners IV (DSV IV) and was the managing partner of each since their formation in 1974, 1981 and 1985 respectively. For 30 years as a managing partner in DSV partnerships, Mr. Collins was involved in providing venture capital and management assistance to early stage companies including Datapoint, General Automation, Tandem Computers, Datacom Systems, The Liposome Company, Apollon and Alkermes. Mr. Collins serves as a director of Inovio Biomedical Corporation (AMEX); Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ); Pharos LLC; PD-LD Inc.(Chairman) and Formula Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Collins is member of the Advisory Council to the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Delaware; a member of the Graduate School Advisory Council at Princeton University; a member of the Leadership Council of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Princeton University and a member of the Systems Biology Advisory Council at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J. Mr. Collins served on the New Jersey Governor’s Commission on Science and Technology and is a member of the Research Roundtable of the National Academy of Sciences. He chaired President Reagan’s Task Force on Innovation and Entrepreneurship and served as a technology policy advisor to President George H. W. Bush. He is a former president, director and chairman of the National Venture Capital Association. Mr. Collins was the recipient of the 1989 University of Delaware Medal of Distinction; the recipient of the 1990 New York Venture Forum Award and he received the Delaware Valley Venture Group Award in 1992. Mr. Collins earned his B.S. degree in engineering from the University of Delaware, and his M.A. degree and doctorate in engineering from Princeton University.

Research Interest

Molecular and Cell Biology