James Downs's Biography

James Downs, Global Business Development Manager, SCHOTT Nexterion

Dr. James Downs is the global business development manager for Schott Nexterion in Jena, Germany, a leader in molecular diagnostic consumables solutions for microarray and microfluidic applications. He is responsible for global business development, which includes strategy, and strategic partnership development. Joining Schott in 2018, his 20+ year international life-science career has included eleven years with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in sales and management capacities as well as seven years managing a series of biotechnology and medical device startups in Europe. James holds an MBA and a Doctorate in Economics from HHL in Leipzig, Germany. He has published multiple papers on innovation in highly knowledge-intensive industries.