Transitioning from academia to industry: insights from Bio-Rad employees

Adam Bemis is the Global Application Specialist for Bio-Rad Laboratories digital PCR (ddPCR) business unit. He was an original member of the start up company, Quantalife, which was acquired by Bio-Rad in 2011. He has also worked as chemist, territory manager and research associate in other biotechs including Thermo-Fisher Scientific and Bioneer. Prior to his industry experience, Adam led research-based roles at the College of Medicine in Vermont, and the Harvard School of Public Health. He holds a Master's Degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Maine and an MBA from St. Mary's College of California.

Alisa joined Bio-Rad in 2013 as a supply chain specialist where she partnered with R&D, engineering and manufacturing to develop commodity strategy, qualify new suppliers and select new products and services for Life Science Group. In 2015 she transitioned to a project coordinator role. Before joining Bio-Rad, she conducted an inventory analysis and participated in new stockroom implementation at VWR. She has a B.S. in Finance and minor in International Business from California State University, East Bay.