Royston Carter
Independent Consultant - Life Science R&D and Technology Commercialization
- Role
- Associate Professor (Adjunct) at Duke University Pratt School Of Engineering
- Location
- Durham, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Royston Carter
Royston Carter, PhD, is a relationship-driven leader of innovative cross-functional science and business teams in large and start-up organizations. Combining strong science background in molecular genetics and cell biology with 30+ years of broad R&D, executive-level industry and, consulting experience across diverse life science sectors including Agbiotech, marine biotech and biodefense, he is recognized by colleagues and peers as a highly-effective, collaborative and team-orientated professional; as an innovator and creative idea generator with a proven aptitude to translate disruptive platforms into new products or services.• Adapts technology platforms in Agbiotech and other non-biodefense sectors• Provides strategic-level services in R&D and technology commercialization• Established and lead multiple industry and academic collaborations• Jump-started North Carolina’s marine-biotechnology industry• Founded biotech firm to adapt biosensor in biodefense and diagnostics• Established Ag-biotech team for genetically modified crop traits
Experience
Associate Professor (Adjunct)
Duke University Pratt School Of Engineering
May 2025 — Present · Durham, NC, US
Project mentoring to the Masters of Engineering Management - Consulting Practicum (CPP).I mentor student teams while they conduct consulting-type services for client projects.I have been providing this service for a number of years, first as an independent contractor, then beginning in Fall 2021 as an adjunct instructor, and now officially as adjunct Associate Professor directly for Duke.
Education
University of Nottingham
PhD, Genetics
1985 — 1991
Liverpool John Moores University
BSc, Biochemistry
Skills
- Assay Development
- New Business Development
- Project Management
- Protein-Protein Interactions
- Commercial Evaluation
- Immunoassays
- Immunofluorescence
- Bioscience
- Live Cell Imaging
- Lifesciences
- Cell Culture
- Synthetic Biology
- Protein Engineering
- Innovation
- Cell Signaling
- Technology Scouting
- Team Building
- Invention
- Biofuels
- Receptors
- Strategic Thinking
- Life Sciences
- Biosensors
- Dna Analysis
- Cell
- Functional Genomics
- Molecular Genetics
- Endocytosis
- Team Leadership
- Molecular Biology
- Fluorescence Microscopy
- Feasibility Studies
- Biotechnology
- Collaboration
- Pcr
- Entrepreneurial Skills
- Signal Transduction
- Microscopy
- Dna Fingerprinting
- R&D
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