Nicolas Roelofs

Nicolas joined the Board in April 2016. Prior to joining the Group, Nicolas served as Senior Vice President at Agilent Technologies Inc., as well as President of its Life Sciences Group from 2009 to 2013. He also served as the Vice President and General Manager of the Life Sciences division from 2006 to 2009.

Prior to joining Agilent Technologies Inc., Nicolas was with Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. from 2005 to 2006 and served as the Life Science Group’s Group Operations Officer heading five business divisions spanning life science and food science. His time at Stratagene Corporation from 2001 to 2005 saw him serve as Senior Vice President of marketing, sales and business development for the first two years and as Chief Operating Officer for the last two years.

Professionally, Nicolas is a Global 50 Member and also a part of the Malaysian Biotechnology International Advisory Panel. He has also served on the Advisory Board of Chemical & Engineering News for the American Chemical Society Magazine. Nicolas completed his M.S. in Organic Chemistry from Iowa State University and has a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Nevada, Reno.