About Us
Our Team
The BioCrossroads' team consists of dedicated individuals who are experts in their key focus areas within the greater life sciences industry. Click below to learn more about our internal ecosystem.
About Us
Our Team
The BioCrossroads' team consists of dedicated individuals who are experts in their key focus areas within the greater life sciences industry. Click below to learn more about our internal ecosystem.
BioCrossroads
Meet Our Team
President & CEO
Vince Wong brings significant valuable multi-national and start-up company experience to
BioCrossroads. Vince, who became CEO on January 31, 2024, most recently was chief commercial officer at Geneoscopy, a venture-backed start-up company focused on developing gastrointestinal diagnostics. His responsibilities included business development, government affairs, market access, sales, marketing, and communications. He also helped raise over $100M in venture capital. Vince serves as a director on the board of Bionano Genomics (Nasdaq: BNGO) and Executive in Residence with IU Ventures. Prior to Geneoscopy, Vince enjoyed an 18-year career at Roche Diagnostics, where he held senior leadership roles in several functions across various disease areas.
A native Hoosier, Vince has deep Indiana roots and served on the boards of numerous civic and arts organizations, including the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, Dance Kaleidoscope, the Indy Chamber, Asian American Alliance, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art and was recognized as 40 Under Forty by the Indianapolis Business Journal. He earned a BA in economics and government from the University of Notre Dame, a JD from Indiana University's Maurer School of Law, and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
Jane Dunigan-Smith joined BioCrossroads as the Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer in May 2022. She also serves as the Managing Director of BioCrossroads Seed Funds.
Prior to joining BioCrossroads, she was the Chief of Staff for Global Commercial Services and the Customer Experience Hub at Eli Lilly and Company, leading the customer engagement transformation efforts and development of key strategies for the company’s commercial capabilities. In her nearly 19 years at Lilly, she held a variety of roles in corporate strategy, operations, and numerous global and U.S. marketing teams. She also pioneered and led launch readiness efforts across the diabetes business unit, ensuring the successful global launches of several key diabetes portfolio products.
She is a member of the board of directors of Allinaire Therapeutics.
Early in her career, she was a CPA and audit manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Chicago. Jane holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance as well as an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.
Senior Vice President, External Engagement & Chief Innovation Officer
Mike Bolinder serves as the Senior Vice President of External Engagement and Chief Innovation Officer for BioCrossroads since joining the organization in March 2023. Mike is an experienced life sciences executive with an entrepreneurial mindset and a track record of demonstrated commercial success in management, sales and market launches over 20+ years in the sector. He has built and empowered high performing teams in domestic and international geographies in both large pharma and small startup environments. Mike has experience launching 13 products, new indications, or line extensions across multiple therapeutic areas to include pain (acute and chronic), CNS disorders, PONV, sedation/anesthesia, and cardiology/lipidology.
Prior to joining BioCrossroads, Mike served as CEO of Acacia Pharma Group PLC where he led the company from a privately held R&D-focused startup to a publicly traded commercial enterprise with multiple FDA approved products and completed the sale of Acacia Pharma Group PLC to Eagle Pharmaceuticals after having gained FDA approval for and commercially launched two acute care therapies in 2020. Prior to being appointed CEO, Mike served as the Chief Commercial Officer and led the development of the commercial go-to-market strategy for the company’s products. Prior to Acacia, Mike worked at Cadence Pharmaceuticals Inc. where he led the successful integration of the commercial team into Mallinckrodt after the acquisition and then served as Head of Marketing and Commercial Strategy for the Hospital Division.
He began his career in pharma with Eli Lilly and Company, where he served in multiple commercial roles of increasing responsibility across several therapeutic areas during his 11-year tenure. Prior to the life sciences, Mike worked across several industries in various organizations.
Director of Communications
Amanda Decker joined BioCrossroads as Director of Communications in December 2023. She facilitates the organization's communications and event outreach efforts.
Prior to joining BioCrossroads, Amanda was a copywriter and public relations manager, working in advertising and marketing in Central Indiana. She spent nearly 20 years of her professional career as a journalist, working as a local television news anchor, reporter, and producer in multiple cities across the country, most recently in Evansville, Indiana. In 2020, Amanda served as a regional health reporter, covering all aspects off the pandemic.
The majority of her news career has centered on health and life sciences reporting, including an award-winning series on Indiana's heroin epidemic.
Director of Operations
Lyndsey Grayson
Director of Operations
Lyndsey Grayson joined BioCrossroads as Executive Assistant/Program Manager in February of 2021 and was promoted to Director of Operations in January of 2023. She supports the organizations strategic goals through leadership of the operations function, strategy and planning efforts, and project management.
Prior to joining BioCrossroads, Lyndsey managed over 200,000 square feet of commercial real estate while supporting multiple executives. She spent over 20 years of her professional career as a high-capacity executive assistant, working at local non-profits and media companies.
Our Leadership
The BioCrossroads Board of Directors members are active executives from the life sciences and healthcare sectors representing industry, academic, philanthropic, and government organizations.
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