Joe Sanders

Mr. Sanders co-founded the Company in May 1999 and was appointed Vice President, Marketing & Business Development. Prior to joining Verax, Mr. Sanders served as the Vice President of Marketing and Sales for ZymeQuest from 1997 to mid 1999. From November 1983 through 1997, Mr. Sanders was employed by the Diagnostics Division of Abbott Laboratories, where he held a variety of positions in sales, product management, strategic planning and marketing management. From 1983 through mid 1987 he held sales and product specialist positions in central Texas. From mid 1987 through mid 1997 he worked at the company’s corporate headquarters in Abbott Park Illinois, first as a product manager, then as a senior strategic planner and finally as a marketing manager for both new products and established product lines representing over $1 billion in annual revenues. Mr. Sanders earned his BBA in 1981 and MBA in 1983 from the University of Houston.