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Daniel Vapnek
Corporate Officer/Principal at
University of California, Santa Barbara
Profile
Dr. Daniel Vapnek is an Advisor at Iguana Healthcare Management LLC.
He was Senior Vice president for Research at Amgen from 1981-1997.
During his tenure, scientists under his direction developed Epogen and Neupogen and discovered the RANK ligand which laid the groundwork for the development of denosumab for the treatment of osteoporosis.
For the past decade, Dr. Vapnek has been an advisor to venture capital funds and involved in several startups including BioArray solutions, which was recently sold to Immucor.
He is currently on The Board of Directors of Medicinova and an Adjunct Professor of Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of California Santa Barbara.
Prior to joining Amgen, he was Professor of Molecular and Population Biology at the University of Georgia.
Dr. Vapnek received his undergraduate degree from the University of Miami (Florida) and a doctorate degree from the University of Miami (Florida).
Daniel Vapnek active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
University of California, Santa Barbara
 University of California, Santa Barbara Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Former positions of Daniel Vapnek
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Avigen, Inc.
 Avigen, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops gene therapy products | Director/Board Member | 01/04/2007 |
Protein Pathways, Inc. | Chairman | 01/11/2004 |
| ASPIRA WOMEN'S HEALTH INC. | Director/Board Member | 01/05/2001 |
| AMGEN INC. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 31/12/1996 |
University of Georgia
 University of Georgia Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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| Private companies | 9 |
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Amgen, Inc.
 Amgen, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Discovers, develops, manufactures and delivers human therapeutics | Health Technology |
Avigen, Inc.
Avigen, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops gene therapy products | Health Technology |
Aspira Women's Health, Inc.
 Aspira Women's Health, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops and manufactures diagnostic test kits | Health Technology |
MediciNova, Inc.
 MediciNova, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as biopharmaceutical company, which develops novel therapeutics for the treatment of neurological and other disorders | Health Technology |
BioArray Solutions Ltd.
 BioArray Solutions Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: OtherHealth Technology Develops and manufactures products for transfusion and transplantation medicine | Health Technology |
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
University of Georgia
University of Georgia Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
University of Miami
 University of Miami Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Protein Pathways, Inc. |
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