Mike Kope, J.D.
Vice President, Corporate Development
Prior to BioMarker, Mr. Kope was Director of Corporate Development for MedImmune, Inc., serving the MedImmune Vaccines unit formerly known as Aviron. He came to Aviron a few years after having licensed the company its core FluMist™ technology from the University of Michigan , where he served as the University's Intellectual Property Counsel.
Mr. Kope has negotiated a broad range of business acquisition and partnership agreements, designed strategies for technology protection and promotion in many fields of research, and facilitated a number of successful university spin-offs. He received his JD from the University of Michigan in 1990.