Thomas E. Spike

Thomas E. Spike (PhD) is founder and CSO of Biota Biosciences, Inc. Dr. Spike is highly skilled at identifying cutting edge technology that can be applied to animal health. In capacities which have included Sr. Research Scientist and Global Senior Technical Advisor with Elanco Animal Health, a division of Eli Lilly and Company, Dr. Spike is noted for his extensive expertise in the animal health industry with global marketing strategies, product technical support and training, and clinical study design and execution. Dr. Spike received Elanco’s first R&D Innovation Award in 2006, is published in numerous animal science journals and has been an invited presenter at many international animal science symposia. Formerly the owner-manager of an award winning 400-cow dairy, Dr. Spike established one of the first computer based record keeping systems for dairy herd management. He was founder and President of MicroSpike AgriSoftware, a global provider of farm management software. Dr. Spike received his B.S. in Dairy Science and M.S. in Biochemistry from Michigan State University and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry / Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.