INCELLDX - Key Persons
Brian Brothen - Chief Commercial Officer
Throughout his career, Brian Brothen has a proven track record of result-driven business development in the biotech industry. He possesses a keen business acumen and excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
Brian leverages his 20+ years of experience consultative sales approaches to revenue-driving and cost-saving solutions in the highly competitive oncology sector. His track record includes developing effective scientific advisory boards, fostering market growth, and establishing strong relationships with key stakeholders.
As the Chief Commercial Officer of IncellDx, Inc., Brian is responsible for establishing critical relationships within the industry and developing opportunities that will set the trajectory of the company.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Founder
Bruce K. Patterson, M.D. is a leading researcher on the effects of viral pathogens on the human immune system. His pioneering technologies and findings have contributed to advances in detection, prognosis and treatment of patients infected with HIV, HPV, cervical cancer, COVID-19 and other diseases.
As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of IncellDx, Inc., Dr. Patterson developed a new paradigm for predicting, identifying and treating long COVID-19 and other viral pathogens that impair the immune system's ability to function effectively, as well as a patented treatment protocol for long Covid, currently within the application process with the FDA.
Dr. Patterson received his undergraduate degree in microbiology from the University of Michigan and his M.D. from Northwestern University, where he later served as Chief Resident of Pathology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He has authored more than 150 manuscripts and book chapters.
Chris Wheeler is the CFO of InCellDx, Inc. Chris brings a wealth of experience in forming, funding, growing, and ultimately exiting healthcare companies. He is named inventor on many core technologies in the healthcare diagnostics space. He has a Science, Math, Engineering, and Business background and is a results-driven executive who has worked in Silicon Valley for over 20 years.
Chris has founded and owned a large hospital in the Silicon Valley with revenues exceeding $100M per year. He has a proven track record of building successful businesses, managing P&Ls, growing revenue, and sourcing capital. Chris has led projects and programs related to toxicology, large scale health data, cardiac surgery, catheter manufacturing, drug delivery, cancer diagnostics, and several other areas within the healthcare industry.
Chris has success in moving-the-needle on operational improvements at Baxter's Cardio Vascular Group's manufacturing plant in Puerto Rico. He implemented a financial and commercialization strategy for a breath-based diagnostics company out of Stanford University. He also has experience commercializing proton beam cancer therapy facilities in both the United States and globally.
Job Titles:
- Commercial Leader
- Vice President, Strategic Development
Dan Casey is a seasoned commercial leader, who has joined IncellDx as the Senior Vice President of Strategic Development.
With a 25+ year background in building, launching, and leading commercial teams across companies of all sizes, including Sanofi, Emergent BioSolutions, and Galderma Labs, Dan brings expertise in strategic and operational planning, using his deep insights to shape customer and patient engagement models, meticulously plan product launches, navigate change seamlessly and communicate effectively with all audiences.
What truly sets Dan apart is his passion for making a real impact in the world of healthcare and his unwavering commitment to both patients and business growth. Throughout his career, he has consistently balanced prioritizing patient care while delivering impressive financial achievements. As part of the management team, Dan is establishing a sense of accountability, teamwork and revenue growth within the culture of the company.
Stefan Glück, M.D., PhD, is a medical oncologist specializing in breast, ovarian, and bladder cancers, as well as immunology and hematology. He has led early-stage development studies of solid tumors and immuno-oncology. He has deep expertise in clinical trials, acting as the PI in several dozen.
Dr. Glück has authored/co-authored more than 250 articles, presented more than 350 papers at national and international meetings, and written/co-written multiple book chapters. He is a reviewer of several journals, including the Journal of Clinical Oncology, European Journal of Cancer, Lancet Oncology, Lancet, Breast Cancer Research, The Oncologist, The Breast Journal, and Clinical Breast Cancer.
Dr. Glück was presented the America's Top Oncologists 2008 award from Consumers' Research Council of America; he also received the Best Doctors in America honor in since 2006, and has annually earned that prestige every year, including in 2014; this award was warranted after less than 3 years of working in the United States.
Grace has over twenty years experience in Research & Development and Manufacturing Management in the Medical Device industry. She previously served as Project Manager for Dako, leading international product development teams to launch biological reagents and instrument systems. Earlier, she was responsible for the manufacture and quality control of all molecular pathology reagents manufactured by Dako North America, and has led numerous cross-disciplinary teams to develop molecular pathology probes and detection systems. Knutson previously held staff research positions in virology research laboratories at University of California Santa Barbara and USC Medical School. She received her BA from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and holds a Project Management Professional (PMP®) credential.