Edward Michael
Board of Director
Diagnostic Products
NeuMoDx Molecular
United States of America
Biography
Ed is Managing Partner at LionBird, a venture capital firm he co-founded in 2012, which focuses on investments in early stage software companies in the healthcare, commerce and business enterprise fields. Prior to founding LionBird, Ed was at Abbott Laboratories for almost 27 years, where he was Executive Vice President, Diagnostic Products and held various other executive roles in the Legal, Medical Products, and Diagnostics divisions. During his career at Abbott, he acquired and divested businesses, founded and built a new molecular diagnostics business, and developed and executed a plan to turn around the underperforming Diagnostics division. Ed served on the Board of Directors of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System from 2012-2013, and continues to work extensively with Cook County government and health care leaders on providing health care for the poor and uninsured. He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of Telesofia, VG Bio, and Ovuline.
Research Interest
Diagnostics Business, and Developed
