Sandra Shotwell

Dr. Sandra Shotwell is an experienced biotech entrepreneur, with a passion for global health.  She is cofounder and CEO of DesignMedix Inc and cofounder and board chair for Elex Biotech Inc, companies that develop small molecule therapeutics for infectious disease and heart disease, respectively.  Sandra previously cofounded Alta Biomedical Group LLC, a consulting firm focused on commercialization of life science technologies.  A Certified Licensing Professional, she has done biotech and pharmaceutical licensing deals as a Licensing Associate for Stanford University, as founder and Chief of the Technology Licensing Branch for the National Institutes of Health/FDA/CDC, and as Director of Technology Transfer for Oregon Health & Science University. Sandra has served on several for-profit and non-profit boards of directors and is an active angel investor.

Participating years: 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020