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Title
Richard Schneider: interview
Contributor
Jones, Mark, 1958-
Schneider, Richard S
Date Created and/or Issued
Recorded July 9 and September 24, 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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Description
Dr. Richard (Dick) S. Schneider obtained a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from UC, Berkeley, attended the Stanford University School of Business, and obtained a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from University of Wisconsin. He completed his post-doctoral studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 1967 to June 1983, Dr. Schneider was the Vice President and Founder of Syva Corporation, and then served as President of Biomedical Consulting Associates from 1983 to 1989. He served as Vice President of 3i Ventures Corporation, the Director of Landec Corp., an Advisor at Alliance Technology Ventures and as a General Partner at Domain Associates from October 1990 until his retirement in June 1999. Dr. Schneider served as a member and director of many boards and committees with Sonosite Inc., Pelion Venture Partners, and Pacific Horizon Ventures. He has been Director of Selective Genetics, Inc., AvanViva, Inc., Imagyn Medical, Inc., Sonosite Inc. and MitoKor. He acquired over 25 years of product development experience in the fields of medical devices and biotechnology, spent nearly 18 years as an executive with Syntex Corporation and related subsidiaries, and was involved with a career in capital that spans over 15 years.
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca)
At the time of this interview, Dr. Schneider served as General Partner for Domain Associates.
Schneider, Richard. Interview conducted by Mark Jones, July 9, 1997. The San Diego Technology Archive (SDTA), UC San Diego Library, La Jolla, CA.
Type
Text
Language
English
Subject
Biotechnology industries
Venture capital
New business enterprises
Life sciences
Gensia Sicor Pharmaceuticals Inc
Syntex Pharmaceuticals
Viagene Biotech Inc
3i (Firm)
Syva Corporation
San Diego (Calif.)
Place
San Diego (Calif.)

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