Alex Vila

Alex Vila, P. has a diverse work experience in the field of life sciences and business development. Alex Vila, is currently working as the Director of Business Development at Crown Bioscience. Prior to that, they held the position of Director Business Sales, NA West and SA at Ionpath, where they drove business in tissue imaging labs specializing in infectious disease, I/O, and Neuroscience. Before that, they were a Life Science Microscopy Specialist at Olympus Corporation of the Americas. Alex Vila, also worked as a Regional Sales Specialist at Visiopharm: Digital Pathology Analysis Software. In addition, Alex has experience as a Technical Sales Associate at Polyplus-transfection S.A, where they introduced and sold transfection reagent products. Alex Vila, also has academic experience, having completed a PhD in Neuroscience at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and a Masters in collaboration with PerkinElmer, Inc. Lastly, Alex worked as a Laboratory Manager/Research Scientist at the University of California at Los Angeles/Dept. of Neurobiology and Anatomy, UCLA School of Medicine, where they supervised research teams and managed daily laboratory operations.

Alex Vila, P. holds a PhD in Neuroscience with a specialization in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences from the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. They also have a Masters of Science (M.Sc.) in Neurobiology and Anatomy from the same institution. Prior to that, Alex obtained a B.S in Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology from UCLA. Additionally, they hold a certification in Preventing Discrimination & Harassment from Traliant, which was obtained in 2022.