Independent Consultant
315 First Ave. W.
Apartment 510
Seattle, WA, 98119
Phone: 303-437-6422
myoung50@earthlink.net

Hometown
Kimball, Nebraska

Education
BS, Chemical Engineering, UNL, 1972
MS, Chemical Engineering, Columbia University
PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan

Mark Young studied under Pete Reilly at UNL, focusing on fermentation process science and other aspects of biochemical engineering in his research. Dr Young held research positions in the fermentation departments of Hoffmann-LaRoche and The Upjohn Company.

In 1985 he joined Synergen, a start-up biotechnology/ biopharmaceutical company, where he started the process development group. There he served as Director, Process Development; Vice President, Technical Operations; and finally as Executive Vice President.

Since 1995 when he left Synergen, Dr. Young has held several management posts in biotech companies, including Vice President of Technical perations at Protein Design Labs (1995-1997), Chief Operating Officer at Biomira (1997-2001), and Senior Vice President, Technical Operations at ZymoGenetics (2001-2006). He is currently retired.