George Buchman, Phd

Biography

Dr. Buchman brings over 25 years of highly cross-functional experience in the biotechnology industry to Paragon, including roles in IVD R&D, leadership roles in manufacturing, fermentation and process development, global program management, business development and custom protein and VLP production. Before joining Paragon in 2014, George spent 8 years at Chesapeake PERL(C-PERL) as Vice President Operations and Chief Scientific Officer, primarily as Principal Investigator on multiple grants and contracts across a number of federal agencies, and as subcontractor to Prime Contractors for the custom production of proteins and VLPs. Prior to C-PERL, George worked for 5 years in global program management and business development roles at Celera Genomics and GeneLogic Corporation, both informatics businesses. George started in his post-doctoral career at Life Technologies, where he worked in a series of cross-functional roles and was a member of the Global Leadership team. George provided oversight for build-out of a cGMP-compliant protein production facility, and gained substantial experience directing groups in DNA and protein-related manufacturing and process development. George received his BS in Biochemistry from Albright College, and received his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Maryland, College Park. 

Research Interest

Biochemistry