Sheila Burns

Sheila Burns is currently the Managing Director at Building 12 Communications, a marketing strategy, brand development, and commercialization firm based in Austin, Texas. Prior to this role, Sheila has held various positions such as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at CyVek, Inc., Senior Director of Global Strategic Marketing at Luminex Corporation, and Vice President of Market Development at Life Technologies. With a background in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Sheila has over three decades of experience in the life sciences and diagnostics industry.