Gene Dantsker's Biography

Gene Dantsker, Director, Business Development and Licensing, Qualcomm LIFE, Inc.

Gene Dantsker is Director of Business Development for Qualcomm Life. Prior to this role, Dr. Dantsker worked across the spectrum of therapy and diagnostic technology solutions. He was co-founder and VP of Technology of Nanostream, Inc. a biotech company and provider of high-throughput bio-analytical instruments to pharmaceutical companies. Subsequently Gene was CTO of Adnavance Technologies, a provider of ultra-sensitive medical diagnostic products. Gene also served on the Board of Directors of D-Wave Systems, a pioneer in quantum computing, with leading Silicon Valley VCs, as well as heavily consulted the company in business development, IP strategy and operational infrastructure. He holds B.S. degrees in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Maryland, a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California at Berkeley, and an MBA from San Diego State University, where he was class valedictorian. He has over 20 patents.