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Title
Cole Owen: interview
Creator
UC San Diego
Contributor
Jones, Mark, 1958-
Owen, Cole
Date Created and/or Issued
Recorded July 18, 1997
Contributing Institution
UC San Diego, Special Collections and Archives
Collection
San Diego Technology Archive Oral Histories
Rights Information
Under copyright
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Rights Holder and Contact
UC Regents
Description
Mr. Owen studied Industrial Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and also obtained a degree in Business. He is a former U.S. Naval Officer and veteran of two tours of duty in Vietnam. Prior to entering the health care industry, Mr. Owen worked as an industrial engineer for Celanese Fibers Corporation and for American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T). He was an early member of management at Hybritech, Inc., and was a founder of The Immune Response Corporation and Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Owen has been an advisor to founding management for several successful life sciences companies, including Gen-Probe and Biosite, among others. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Applied Molecular Systems. Mr. Owen has held various senior marketing and business positions and has served as the principal of Owen & Associates, a Life Sciences consulting firm. He has substantial experience in technology assessments, product development and the marketing of medical products. Mr. Owen initially became affiliated with the UC, San Diego through its “CONNECT” offices. He has lectured and taught courses on entrepreneurship for UCSD in the Rady School of Management and Graduate School of International Relations & Pacific Studies as well as taught courses at the University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
Born digital
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca)
At the time of this interview, Mr. Owen served as President of Owen & Associates, a healthcare industry consulting firm.
Owen, Cole. Interview conducted by Mark Jones, July 18, 1997. The San Diego Technology Archive (SDTA), UC San Diego Library, La Jolla, CA.
Type
text
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb7409007p
Language
English
Subject
Life sciences
Biotechnology industries--Management
Monoclonal antibodies
Immunoassay
Hybritech, Inc
Immune Response Corporation
Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc
ICON
Johnson & Johnson, Inc. (Menlo Park, Calif.)
CONNECT (Program)
San Diego (Calif.)
Place
San Diego (Calif.)

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