Mr. Kaiser was CEO of Aperon Biosystems where he raised $4 million of Series A venture funding for this medical company; completed development of prototype systems; raised a $14.3 million Series B venture funding with a 60% step up in valuation; and moved the company to a new facility to facilitate expansion of development and manufacturing. In addition Mr. Kaiser was Founder and CEO of VetMedSupply where he raised $1.2 million for this start up. For eight years Mr. Kaiser was President CEO and Chairman of Biocircuits where he was recruited shortly after the Series A venture funding; raised the Series B venture funding and then completed an initial public offering in 1992; its product was launched in 1996 and a marketing deal was completed with Becton Dickinson in 1997. Previously for ten years Mr. Kaiser held senior positions at Boehringer Mannheim Corp. (currently Roche) including: President Physician Laboratory product Division; President Patient Care Division; VP Sales and Marketing Patient Care Division; and VP Sales and Marketing Biodynamics Division. For ten years prior to that Mr. Kaiser held positions at Abbott including: Business Unit Manager Abbott Diagnostics; and Marketing Manager Abbott Diagnostics. Previously he held positions at The Upjohn Company and Sales and Marketing positions within the agricultural drug and chemical industry. Mr. Kaiser received his BS degree from the University of Wisconsin.
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