Mike Valliere, PhD, currently serves as Senior Territory Manager at Neochromosome, Inc., focusing on a range of DNA services and platform technologies, including synthetic DNA, mRNA, and advanced cell engineering solutions. Previously, Mike held the position of Director of Business Development and Corporate Strategy at mytide Therapeutics, overseeing commercial operations. At QIAGEN, Mike's roles included Strategic Partnerships in the biopharma sector and Customer Business Manager for the Northeast region. Mike's experience also comprises a Business Development Manager role at SGI-DNA and research positions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where contributions included metabolic engineering and antibiotic resistance evolution. Mike obtained a PhD in Environmental Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and holds a BS and BBA in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Business Management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.