John A. Bogdan

About John A. Bogdan

As the leader of Valaria Technical Consultants, I guide our mission to transform innovative science into pivotal products that address urgent health challenges. We specialize in non-dilutive funding strategies, leveraging extensive experience in project management, IND applications, and federal government processes to propel vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics development. My leadership has been instrumental in bridging scientific investigators with strategic advisors for high-stakes initiatives. Our highly qualified team of consultants and highly experienced partners are experts in pharmaceutical and vaccine product development for infectious diseases, inflammation and cancer. We assist companies developing therapeutics, vaccines and diagnostics by offering services to develop and submit grant applications and contract proposals to government funding opportunities. We provide advice and strategies to optimize successful submissions and repurpose submissions for other initiatives. We consider ourselves a broker of great ideas. Valaria Technical Consultants, LLC offers the following services: Federal Research and Development Grant and Proposal Writing Collaboration and Partnering for Research and Development Programs Grant Application and Contract Proposal Review and Evaluation Administration of Research and Development Grants and Contracts Program Management for Therapeutics, Vaccines and Diagnostics Research Programs Academic, Corporate, Non-Profit and Government Partnering Engagement with Federal Agencies for Introductions and Funding Opportunities In my prior role as Principal, Biology at LMI, I have honed my expertise in federal government strategies and operations in biomedicine and applied my knowledge to support the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense missions. Our team\'s dedication has significantly advanced medical countermeasures against a spectrum of threats, including botulinum toxin and filoviruses, with a strong focus on fostering scientific collaborations and steering pivotal programs through complex regulatory landscapes. I have met with and/or advised for over 1500 companies over the last 5 years in the medical science space and contributed the development of 5 licensed vaccines and therapeutics with 2 others currently nearing licensure during my career. We have significant contacts with leadership across all the government biomedical agencies and are looking forward to the opportunity to build partnerships and make your non-dilutive funding dreams reality.

Experience

1. Vice President for Product Development and Partnering

   Valaria Technical Consultants, Llc

   Oct 2024 — Present · US

Education

• Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo

  MA, PhD, Microbiology and Immunology

  1986 — 1993

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  B.S. Undergraduate Thesis: Immunochemical Analysis of Lyme antigen specific for BorreliaBurgdorferi, Biology

  1982 — 1986