James Thompson is director of Engineering Team at the University of Utah Technology and Venture Commercialization Office. Has over 15 years of industry experience in biological science, previously serving as director of R&D and executive director of the Spendlove Research Foundation, director of New Product Development Echelon Biosciences, adjunct professor of Biology at Salt Lake Community College and director of Business Development for both Frontier Scientific and Echelon Biosciences. James is also co-founder of Quansys Biosciences and Petrobio Tech.