Samer Al-Murrani, Ph.D., M.B.A.,
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Al-MUrrani, has over 25 years of life science research and management within academia and industry. He also is Managing Director of Bimini LLC an animal health company and a manufacturer of pet dose form health supplements and health treats. His extensive business management expertise is focused on executive coaching, start-up business funding and investor outreach, early-stage animal health company valuations and investor due diligence, intangible asset management and the FDA/CVM driven regulatory requirements for multiple industries. He has excellent negotiation skills and has successfully negotiated multi-million dollar research, purchasing and intellectual property licensing contracts, advised on patent applications and provided subject matter expertise. Dr. Al-Murrani’s contacts and bilingual background is especially well suited to helping U.S. and European based life science human and animal health companies penetrate emerging markets in the Middle East and global companies to enter and become established in the U.S. He has advised and worked closely with healthcare-centered marketing, advertising and PR firms to help develop targeted communication pieces for specific populations and professional segments. Dr. Al-Murrani is also a member of the advisory board for the International Animal Health Journal which is published quarterly by Pharma Publications.
Dr. Al-Murrani is recognized as an industry and technical expert with numerous editorials and articles in various industry and scientific peer reviewed journals, including International Animal Health Journal, Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB), the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), Biochemistry, BMC Genomics and the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. His work also includes a book chapter on Nutritional Genomics in Health and Disease, which appears in the 5th edition of Small Animal Clinical Nutrition. Dr. Al-Murrani is also the sole inventor of several granted patents relating to the discovery of potential diagnostic, prognostic and theranostic targets in ovarian cancer and colon cancer patients and diagnostic targets for feline degenerative joint disease (US 7,700,280; 8,192,935, 8,759,258, EP 1,704,250 and ZL 201110195193.7).
Dr. Al-Murrani earned his undergraduate degree in animal science from the University of Edinburgh and completed his Ph.D. in immunology/biochemistry at the Roslin Institute and the Department of Veterinary Pathology at the University of Edinburgh. He holds an M.B.A. in finance from Baker University.
Dr. Michael R. Pisano, Ph.D.
Senior Member - Advisory Board
Dr. Michael Pisano has global senior management experience in the life sciences industry and is currently Vice President of Biochemistry at Cayman Chemical. Dr. Pisano holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and has extensive experience as a senior manager who has successfully led and driven strategic growth in organizations in order to create value for company stakeholders.