August J. Sick

Mr. Sick is co-founder and managing director of Cascade Prodrug, Inc. Previously, Mr. Sick was a senior executive for Invitrogen Corporation, a career that started in 1990 as the 20th employee and covered more than 18 years. From 2003 to 2009, Mr. Sick was the President of Molecular Probes, Inc. after being acquired for $365M by Invitrogen in August 2003 and General Manager of the Cellular Analysis Business Unit managing its growth from $64M to $225M in less than 6 years. Previously, he held positions as Vice President Corporate Development and Strategy and Vice President Business Development. He was instrumental in the acquisition of 18 companies and was responsible for over 100 licensing deals. Mr. Sick began his biotechnology career in 1986 as a research associate for Mycogen Corporation, a San Diego startup where he developed many novel molecular biology methods. He is the key inventor on 35 issued US Patents. Mr. Sick received a B.A. in Biochemistry and Cell Biology from the University of California San Diego.