Primary Job Title Founder and CEO Primary Organization 
Traverse Biosciences
Location Stony Brook, New York, United States Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Male
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Mr. Scaduto launched Traverse Biosciences Inc. in June 2013 after having been designated as a BioEntrepreneur-In-Residence by the Advisory Board of the New York State Center for Biotechnology at Stony Brook University. He has over 13 years of experience supporting the strategic business development and commercialization efforts of start-up and
early-stage bioscience companies, including Applied DNA Sciences, Celmatix, Certerra, Codagenix, inGenious Targeting Laboratory, MicoBiopharma, NeoMatrix Formulations and SynchroPET, among many others.
Mr. Scaduto previously served as the Assistant Director of Business Development at the Center for Biotechnology (CFB), as well as the founding Executive Director of the Long Island Life Sciences Initiative (LILSI). At the CFB, Mr. Scaduto was responsible for corporate outreach, industry relations and government affairs activities, and he led fundraising efforts through corporate sponsorships, philanthropic donations and grants. In addition, Mr. Scaduto co-managed the Innovative Technology Development (ITD) and Bioscience Technology Commercialization Fund (BTCF) programs, which provided direct investments in technology development projects at Stony Brook University, often in partnership with NYS companies.
Mr. Scaduto previously served on the Tenant Selection and Review Committee of the Stony Brook University Incubator Program, including the Long Island High Technology Incubator (LIHTI), and was Chair of the Bioscience Screening Committee of the Long Island Angel Network (LIAN). Mr. Scaduto was also an active member of the Economic Development Council at Stony Brook University, the Advisory Board of the Clean Energy Business Incubation Program (CEBIP), the Selection Committee of the annual Long Island Technology Hall of Fame, and the Advisory Committee of the Long Island Index produced annually by the Rauch Foundation.
Mr. Scaduto holds a BS in Biology from Binghamton University, a MS in Biotechnology from Northwestern University, and a MBA in Finance from Stony Brook University.
