Primary Job Title Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer Primary Organization Prominex
Location Greater San Diego Area, California, United States Regions West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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Prior to Prominex, Dr. Gargan operated his own advisory business, The Causeway Advisory Group, providing strategic direction, M&A services, transaction negotiation, fund raising, technology evaluation, due diligence and target identification for diagnostic, medical device and biotech companies. Dr. Gargan previously held a variety of senior
leadership positions in business development and strategic planning for 15 years at Gen-Probe (now Hologic) where he spearheaded the formation, acquisition, integration and management of numerous new businesses, strategic alliances and corporate collaborations. During his tenure at Gen-Probe, he negotiated over 120 transactions generating more than $100 million in license fees and royalty income and led to over $2 billion in product sales. Dr. Gargan also led Gen-Probe’s M&A team for 3 years acquiring several key companies and technologies representing cumulative investments of over $250 million. He received his bachelor of science in Chemistry and PhD in Biochemistry from Queen’s University and master of business administration from the University of Notre Dame.
